Simpson, Mark A.
Army Sergeant
Mark A. Simpson, age 40, from Peoria, Illinois, Peoria county.
Parents: George Simpson and Carol Sheaffer Simpson
Spouse: Aletha Simpson
Children: Shantallia Simpson, Krystin Simpson and Jamie Simpson
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Richwoods High graduate
Military history: 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas. Enlisted in 2005. Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart
Date of death: Sunday, September 26, 2010
Death details: Died at Kandahar, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their military vehicle with an improvised explosive device on Sept. 25 at Forward Operating Base Frontenac, Afghanistan. Spc. Donald S. Morrison also died.
Cemetery: Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery
Source: Department of Defense, Woolsey-Wilton Funeral Home, Military Times
