Catlett, Matthew R.
Army Specialist

Matthew R. Catlett, age 23, from Houston, Texas.

Parents: Jerrie Catlett and Darrel Catlett
Spouse: Brytnee L. Catlett
Children: Ryann Catlett and Stephanie Catlett

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Enlisted October 2006

Date of death: Monday, June 7, 2010
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device in Konar, Afghanistan. Also killed were .Joshua A. Lukeala, 23, of Guam; Blaine E. Redding, 22, of Nebraska; Charles S. Jirtle, 29, of Oklahoma.

Source: Department of Defense, Houston Chronicle, Military Times