Whitaker, Nashyra S.
Army National Guard Specialist

Nashyra S. Whitaker, age 23, from Saint Gabriel, Louisiana.

Parents: Cassandra Whitaker-Jacobs and Winston Westly
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Louisiana Guard Company E, 199th Brigade Support Battalion, 769th Brigade Engineer Battalion, Baton Rouge

Date of death: Sunday, September 5, 2021
Death details: Died at the scene of a single vehicle accident in McAllen, Texas. Another guard member was chaged with drunk driving in the incident. Serving on the federal mission at the southwest U.S. border with Mexico

Source: Stars and Stripes, The Advocate, Louisiana National Guard