Mine explosion 9 August 2005

Kulick, John
Army Specialist

John Kulick, age 35, from Harleysville, Pennsylvania, Montgomery county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Company A, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry (Tf Liberty), Philadelphia, Pa

Date of death: Tuesday, August 9, 2005
Death details: Killed when a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small-arms fire as he was investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident in Bayji, Iraq. Also killed were Pfc. Nathaniel E. Detample, Spc. Gennaro Pellegrini Jr. and Sgt. Francis J. Straub Jr.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Pellegrini, Gennaro Jr
Army Specialist

Gennaro Jr Pellegrini, age 31, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Company A, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry (Tf Liberty), Philadelphia, Pa

Date of death: Tuesday, August 9, 2005
Death details: Killed when a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small-arms fire as he was investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident in Bayji, Iraq. Also killed were Pfc. Nathaniel E. Detample, Spc. Gennaro Pellegrini Jr. and Sgt. Francis J. Straub Jr.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Straub, Francis Joseph Jr
Army Sergeant

Francis Joseph Jr Straub, age 24, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia county.

Service era: Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military history: Company A, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry, (Tf Liberty), Philadelphia, Pa

Date of death: Tuesday, August 9, 2005
Death details: Killed when a mine exploded and enemy forces attacked using small-arms fire as he was investigating a rocket-propelled grenade incident in Bayji, Iraq. Also killed were Pfc. Nathaniel E. Detample, Spc. Gennaro Pellegrini Jr. and Sgt. Francis J. Straub Jr.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

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