David Jefferson, age 23, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Parents: James M. Lyles
Spouse: Darniece T. Melton-Jefferson
Children: Ian Jefferson
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Lankenau High, Philadelphia
Military history: 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Enlisted July 2008.
Date of death: Friday, July 2, 2010
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Nashville Public Radio, WACH, Philadelphia Inquirer, Military Times