Matthew T. Abbate, age 26, from Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu county.
Parents: Karen Jane Whitfield
Spouse: Stacie Rigall
Children: Carson Abbate
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Date of death: Thursday, December 2, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Snelling District
Source: Department of Defense, Fresno Bee, Military Times