David A. Schaefer, Jr.


IllinoisSpc. David A. Schaefer, Jr., 27, of Belleville, Illinois, died May 16, 2009, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. Spc. Schaefer was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Schweinfurt, Germany.