Joshua H. Birchfield, age 24, from Westville, Indiana, LaPorte county.
Parents: Bruce Birchfield and Michelle Hacker
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Westville High (2004)
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, California. Enlisted April 2008. Purple Heart
Date of death: Friday, February 19, 2010
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Pinhook LaPorte
Source: Department of Defense, Indianapolis Star, Military Times