Rank: Corporal
Unit: Headquarters & Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 11B1O – Infantryman
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Army Overseas Service Ribbon
Badges: Combat Infantryman‘s Badge, Expert Infantryman‘s Badge
Note: He was the sniper team leader.
Date of birth: 26-Jun-1984
Hometown: Columbus, Georgia
Next of Kin: Married to Elisha Dickens. One son; Austin.
Campaign: Iraq
Incident date: 6-Apr-2005
Date of casualty: 12-Apr-2005
Age at death: 20
Cause of death: Non-Hostile Death. Overwhelming Sepsis. Died at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio of injuries sustained April 6 when his guard tower caught fire in Mahmudiyah, Iraq.
Location of fatality: Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States
Place of interment: Eastview Cemetery, Monroe, Georgia, USA
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