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Army Staff Sgt. Jerald A. Whisenhunt, 32, of Orrick, Mo.
SSgt. Whisenhunt was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Feb. 8, 2008 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Sgt. Timothy P. Martin, Spc. Michael T. Manibog and Sgt. Gary D. Willett.
Staff Sgt. Jerald A. Whisenhunt from Orrick is killed in Iraq
Whisenhunt A soldier with ties to the area was one of four killed in Iraq last week when their vehicle rolled over an improvised explosive.
Staff Sgt. Jerald A. Whisenhunt, 32, died Feb. 8 in Taji, Iraq.
Whisenhunt’s hometown was Orrick, according to the Department of Defense. Whisenhunt, who was married, joined the Army in 2000 and was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks in Hawaii.
Also killed in the blast were fellow 25th Infantry Division members Spc. Michael T. Manibog, 31, of Alameda, Calif.; Sgt. Timothy P. Martin, 27, of Pixley, Calif.; and Sgt. Gary D. Willett, 34, of Alamogordo, N.M.
Army Staff Sgt. Jerald A. Whisenhunt was killed in action on 2/8/08.
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