Jacob A. Meinert, age 20, from Racine, Wisconsin, Jefferson county. Their last known residence was in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin..
Parents: Krista Edquist
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Fort Atkinson High (2007)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Divison, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Enlisted July 2007. Purple Heart.
Date of death: Sunday, January 10, 2010
Death details: Stepped on a land mine in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Died while being transported to base via helicopter.
Source: Department of Defense, Racine Jounal Times, Military Times