Matthew M. Martinek, age 20, from DeKalb, Illinois, DeKalb county. Their last known residence was in DeKalb.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Date of death: Friday, September 11, 2009
Death details: Died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered in Pakitka Province, Afghanistan on Sept. 4, 2009 when enemy attacked his vehicle with an improvised-explosive device followed by a rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times