Shanfield, Derek L.
Marines Sergeant
Derek L. Shanfield, age 22, from Hastings, Pennsylvania, Cambria county.
Parents: David Shanfield and Pamela Shanfield
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Cambria Heights High (2006)
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Enlisted September 2005.
Date of death: Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Death details: Died after the explosion of a roadside bomb in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Zachary J. Walters was also killed in the incident.
Cemetery: Union, Hastings
Source: Department of Defense, Johnstown Tribune Democrat, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, St. Augustine Record, grave marker, Miitary Times