Meari, Andrew N.
Army Private 1st class

Andrew N. Meari, age 21, from Plainfield, Illinois, Will county.

Parents: Denise (Gerald) Meehan and Mahmoud (Aisha) Meari

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Drauden Point Middle School, Plainfield South High, Port Washington High in Wisconsin graduate
Military history: 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Date of death: Monday, November 1, 2010
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Spc. Jonathan M. Curtis was also killed.
Cemetery: Abraham Lincoln National; Elwood, Illinois

Source: National Archives, Chicago Tribune, Herald News, Military Times