Gurtner, Christian Daniel
Marines Private 1st class
Christian Daniel Gurtner, age 19, from Ohio City, Ohio, Van Wert county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 3D Lar Bn, Magtftc, Twentynine Palms, California
Date of death: Wednesday, April 2, 2003
Death details: Killed by a non-combat weapons discharge when his M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon discharged, firing one round into his chest near Al Kut in southern Iraq. Apparently, the Marine had been sleeping with his weapon when it accidentally discharged.
Source: Department of Defense, U.S. Navy, Military Times