Michael J. Knapp, age 28, from Overland Park, Kansas, DuPage county.
Parents: Sandra Knapp
Spouse: Abby Dyan (Brassfield) Knapp (October 2007)
Children: Kinsley Payton, 9 months
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion (Air Assault), 377th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
Date of death: Friday, May 18, 2012
Death details: Died in Asadbad, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire. Also killed was Sgt. Jabraun S. Knox.
Source: Department of Defense, Kansas City Star, Legacy.com