Faces Bio

Stephen S. Mac Vean was born on January 30, 1944, to Mr. andMrs. Homer G. Mac Vean.  His father wasRidgewood Village Commissioner from May 1959 to December 1962 and was also thefirst mortgage banker to close a GI Loan for WWII veterans in 1945. His home ofrecord is Hohokus, NJ. 

He attended the Willard and George Washington Schools andgraduate from Ridgewood High School in 1961. At Ridgeway he managed thefootball and track teams, was in the junior class cabinet, was chairman of thejunior prom Queen and Court, senior play reading chairman, campus patrolchairman and involved in student council.

Stephen graduated from Dartmouth College in 1966 with abachelor’s degree in engineering. At Dartmouth he was a member and VicePresident of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and was awarded the ReedDescriptive Geography Award. He was active in ROTC and was an Inter-dormitorycouncil member. He had enough credits to receive his master’s degree when hedecided to join the service. 

Mac Vean was commissioned in June 1966 and given a leave ofabsence to continue his studies. Upon graduation he was assigned to the USS Nicholas (DDE 449) for replenishmentactivities off the coast of Vietnam.

He enlisted in the US Navy and attained the rank ofLieutenant (LT).  Mac Vean was assignedto 36^th RVN Coastal Group (Soc Trang), Naval Advance Group, MilitaryAssistance Command, Vietnam

Mac Vean was killed in action on October 29, 1969, as aresult of gunshot wounds.

Mac Vean received numerous awards and decorations includingthe Purple Heart, the Bronze Star and the Navy Achievement Medal.

Mac Vean was survived by his brother, Capt. Charles R.MacVean (USN Ret.). He is buried in Plot 1693 at Valleu Cemetery.

Sources: Various websites, newspaper clippings, David MacVean (nephew), “At Death he was 25 years Old” by Christopher C. Stout andNJVVMF.