Hotchkin, Gunnar R.
Army Private 1st class

Gunnar R. Hotchkin, age 31, from Naperville, Illinois.

Parents: Christine, Randall Hotchkin
Spouse: Erin Hotchkin
Children: Tristan, 4; Ethan, 8; stepdaughter Taylor, 10

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Hinsdale Central High (1997)
Military history: 161st Engineer Support Company, 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade, 18th Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Date of death: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Death details: He and Joseph D. Johnson died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: Fairmount Willow Hills Memorial Park

Source: Department of Defense, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Military Times