Francis Joseph Jr Straub, age 24, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia county.
Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Company A, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry, (Tf Liberty), Philadelphia, Pa
Date of death: Tuesday, August 9, 2005
Death details: Killed when a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small-arms fire as he was investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident in Bayji, Iraq. Also killed were Pfc. Nathaniel E. Detample, Spc. Gennaro Pellegrini Jr. and Sgt. Francis J. Straub Jr.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times