Gwaltney, Derrick D.
Army Private 1st class

Derrick D. Gwaltney, age 21, from Cape Coral, Florida, Lee county.

Parents: Patricia Gwaltney
Children: Daughter, 2

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Sandusky High graduate
Military history: 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, Fort Lewis, Washington. Enlisted July 2008.

Date of death: Sunday, November 29, 2009
Death details: Died south of Basra, Iraq of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Media reports say found by himself with gunshot wound to the head.
Cemetery: Coral Ridge

Source: Department of Defense, Cape Coral Daily Breeze, Tacoma News Tribune, Ft. Myers News Press, Military Times