Rankinen, Shawn Phillip
Army Specialist

Shawn Phillip Rankinen, age 28, from Independence, Missouri, Jackson county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop D, 2D Squadron, 5Th Cavalry, Fort Hood, Tx

Date of death: Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq. Died when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, findagrave.com