James A. Butz, age 21, from Porter, Indiana, Porter county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Death details: Died in Helmand Province, Afghanistan of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense