Pate, Ralph E.
Marines Gunnery sergeant

Ralph E. Pate, age 29, from Mullins, South Carolina, Marion county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Date of death: Sunday, June 26, 2011
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times