Phillip D. Vinnedge, age 19, from Saint Charles, Missouri, Saint Charles county.
Parents: Dave Vinnedge and Julie Vinnedge
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Francis Howell Central High (2009); Lewis and Clark Technical School
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.
Date of death: Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting mounted combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Killed by an Improvised Explosive Device blast were Cpl. Justin J. Cain, Phillip D. Vinnedge, Lance Cpl. Joseph E. Rodewald, Pfc. Victor A. Dew
Cemetery: Jefferson Barracks National
Source: Department of Defense, Wausau Daily Herald, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Military Times