Joe Luis Baines, age 19, from Newark, New Jersey, Essex county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop C, 1St Squadron, 7Th Cavalry, Fort Hood, Tx
Parent: Yolanda Torres
School: Summit Quest Academy in Ephrata, Pennsylvania (2005)
Date of death: Saturday, December 16, 2006
Death details: Died of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee at Taji, Iraq.
Cemetery: Fairmount, Newark
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Legacy