Larson, Ryan J.
Army Private

Ryan J. Larson, age 19, from Friendship, Wisconsin, Adams county.

Parents: RaeAnn Larson and Richard Himmel

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Castle Rock Elementary, Adams-Friendship High graduate
Military history: 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska

Date of death: Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Death details: Died at Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Rockford Register, Military Times