Brandon T. Islip, age 23, from Richmond, Virginia, Fairfax county.
Parents: George Islip and Allison Chaney
Spouse: Sonya Islip
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Monacan High
Military history: 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Enlisted January 2006. Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart.
Date of death: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Death details: Disappeared with fellow soldier (Benjamin Sherman also died) Nov. 4, 2009 after they jumped into a river in western Afghanistan in an attempt to recover supplies. Islip was listed as missing until Nov. 30, 2009.
Source: Department of Defense, Boston Herald, Boston Globe, Richmond Time Dispatch, Fayetville Observor, Forbes, Military Times