Necochea, Kenneth E. Jr.
Army Specialist

Kenneth E. Necochea Jr., age 21, from San Diego, California, San Diego county.

Parents: Donna Wright and Kenneth E. Necochea; stepfather Neal Wright

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Poway High (2007)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Enlisted February 2009

Date of death: Sunday, December 12, 2010
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were Cpl. Sean M. Collins, Cpl. Willie A. McLawhorn, Spc. Patrick D. Deans, Spc. Kenneth E. Necochea Jr., Spc. Derek T. Simonetta, Spc. Jorge E. Villacis, 24, of Sunrise, Fla.

Source: Department of Defense, Facebook, Military Times