Mahaffee, Shane Reichert Martin
Army Captain

Shane Reichert Martin Mahaffee, age 36, from Gurnee, Illinois, Lake county.

Parents: Steve and Betty Martin and Hannelore and Skip Manaffee
Spouse: Jennifer
Children: Adelia Rose, 5, Ethan Edward, 2

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Evangel University (1991)
Military history: 489Th Civil Affairs Battalion, Knoxville, Tn

Date of death: Monday, May 15, 2006
Death details: Died in Ludwigshafen, Germany of injuries sustained May 5, 2006 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat patrol operations in Hillah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Chicago Suburban Daily Herald