Michael Pearson, age 21, from Boilingbrook, Illinois, Will county.
Parents: Sheryll Pearson and Jeff Pearson
Spouse: None
Children: None
Schools: Boilingbrook High (2006)
Date of death: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Death details: Killed by gunshot from a fellow soldier, police said, in an attack at Ft. Hood that left 13 dead and 30 injured.
Cemetery: Abraham Lincoln National, outside Joliet, Illinois
Source: Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times