Blake D. Whipple, age 21, from Williamsville, New York, Erie county.
Parents: David R. Whipple and Kim A. Whipple
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Williamsville East High (2007), St. Bonaventure University, Erie Community College, Buffalo State College
Military history: 7th Engineering Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. Enlisted 2009
Date of death: Friday, November 5, 2010
Death details: Died in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Buffalo News, Military Times