Vietnam War
Unit | 501st Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division |
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Rank | Staff Sergeant U.S. Army |
Entered Service From | Westland Michigan |
Date of Death | May 6 1970 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Staff Sergeant Teran was a member of the 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. On May 6, 1970, he was defending an artillery fire support base near Henderson Hill in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, when the Viet Cong overran the position. His remains were recovered on June 13, 1996 and identified on February 28, 2002. His name is permanently inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.