Burnett, James R. Jr.
Army Specialist

James R. Burnett Jr., age 21, from Wichita, Kansas, Sedgwick county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 5th infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

School: Clearwater High (2009)

Date of death: Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Matthew C. Colin also died.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Wichita Eagle