Bitner, Benjamin F.
Army Sergeant 1st class

Benjamin F. Bitner, age 37, from Greencastle, Pennsylvania, Franklin county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Date of death: Saturday, April 23, 2011
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times