Cerniglia, Benjamin N. Sr.
Marines Captain

Benjamin N. Cerniglia Sr, age 31, from Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Based at Camp Pendleton, California.

Date of death: Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Death details: Died when an AH-1W Cobra and a UH-1 Huey helicopters crashed during a routine training exercise along the California-Arizona broder. All aboard were killed. They were: Maj. Thomas A. Budrejko, Capt. Michael M. Quin, Capt. Benjamin N. Cerniglia, Sgt. Justin A. Everett, Lance Cpl Corey A. Little, Lance Cpl Nickoulas H. Elliott, Capt. Nathan W. Anderson.

Source: Associated Press, findagrave.com