Michael D. Jr. Kirspel, age 23, from Hopatcong, New Jersey, Sussex county.
Parents: Dawn Roberts and Michael D. Kirspel Sr.
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Hopatcong High (2006), Sussex County Technical School
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery (Strike), 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. Enlisted in 2005, Purple Heart (posthumously)
Date of death: Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Death details: Died near Khwaja Kinti, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: St. Mary’s, Dover
Source: Department of Defense, Daily Record, Asbury Park Press, Military Times