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Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana

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Fort Wayne, Indiana 46862

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Iraq War Dead, Allen Co., Indiana


Jonathan F. Blair
  • Rank: Corporal
  • Branch: Army
  • Unit: 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
  • Base: Fort Campbell, KY
  • Death date: November 19, 2005
  • Death place: Bayji, Iraq
  • Age: 21
  • Cause: Hostile fire, improvised explosive device
  • Home: Fort Wayne, IN
  • High School: Elmhurst High School, 2002
  • Memorial Service: Waynedale Baptist Church; Funeral procession passed Elmhurst High School on Ardmore Avenue
  • Burial: Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, IN

David J. Grames Sanchez
  • Rank: Lance Corporal
  • Branch: Marines
  • Unit: 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
  • Base: Campe Lejeune, NC
  • Death date: May 11, 2006
  • Death place: Al Karmah, Iraq
  • Age: 22
  • Cause: Non-combat-related tank accident
  • Home: Fort Wayne, IN
  • High School: Elmhurst High School
  • Memorial Service: Klaehn, Fahl, & Melton Funeral Home, Winchester Rd., Fort Wayne, IN
  • Burial:

Richard Peter Langenbrunner
  • Rank: Private First Class
  • Branch: Army
  • Unit: 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division
  • Base:Fort Benning, GA
  • Death date: April 17, 2007
  • Death place: Rustamiyah, Iraq
  • Age: 19
  • Cause: Non-combat-related injuries
  • Home: Fort Wayne, IN
  • High School: Northrop High School, 2006
  • Memorial Service: Graveside service
  • Burial: Highland Park Cemetery, Fort Wayne, IN

Paul Pabla
  • Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Branch: Indiana Army National Guard
  • Unit: 139th Field Artillery deployed with the 150th Field Artillery
  • Base: Kempton, IN
  • Death date: July 3, 2006
  • Death place: Mosul, Iraq
  • Age: 23
  • Cause: Hostile sniper fire
  • Home: Fort Wayne, IN
  • High School:Huntington North High School, 2000
  • Memorial Service: Huntington North High School
  • Burial: Beech Grove Cemetery, Huntington Co., IN

Brian Hamilton Penisten
  • Rank: Specialist
  • Branch: Army
  • Unit: Air Defense Artillery Battalion, 3rd Armored Cavalry
  • Base: Fort Carson, CO
  • Death date: November 2, 2003
  • Death place: Near Falujah, Iraq
  • Age: 28
  • Cause: Hostile missile fire, helicopter crash
  • Home: Fort Wayne, IN
  • High School: Bishop Dwenger High School
  • Memorial Service: St. Vincent dePaul Catholic Church
  • Burial: Highland Park Cemetery, Fort Wayne, IN

Neale Moran Shank
  • Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Branch: Army
  • Unit: 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
  • Base: Fort Drum, NY
  • Death date: March 31, 2007
  • Death place: Baghdad, Iraq
  • Age: 25
  • Cause: Non-combat-related injuries
  • Home:Fort Wayne, IN
  • High School: Concordia High School, 1999
  • College: United States Military Academy at West Point, 2005
  • Memorial Service: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Expo Center, Fort Wayne, IN
  • Burial: United States Military Academy Cemetery, West Point, NY

Ryan A. Woodward
  • Rank: Corporal
  • Branch: Army
  • Unit: 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
  • Base: Fort Bragg, NC
  • Death date: September 8, 2007
  • Death place: Balad, Iraq
  • Age: 22
  • Cause: Hostile small-arms fire
  • Home: Fort Wayne, IN
  • High School: Carroll High School, 2003
  • Memorial Service: Aboite Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, IN
  • Burial: Lindenwood Cem., Fort Wayne, IN