Koran Contreras, age 21, from Lawndale, California, Los Angeles county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.
Date of death: Thursday, September 8, 2011
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Pfc. Douglas J. Jeffries Jr. was also killed.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times