Welch, Jonathan D.
Army Specialist

Jonathan D. Welch, age 19, from Yorba Linda, California, Orange county. Their last known residence was in Yorba Linda.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington.

Date of death: Monday, August 31, 2009
Death details: Died in Shuyene Sufia, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times