Richard C. III Emmons, age 22, from North Granby, Connecticut, Hartford county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, Louisiana
Date of death: Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Death details: Died in Logar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times