Hero Stories for Ohio

Spc. Jacob P. Dohrenwend, 20, of Milford, Ohio, died June 21, 2010, at Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Spc. Dohrenwend was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas. </d

Staff Sgt. James P. Hunter, 25, of South Amherst, Ohio, died June 18, 2010, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Hunter was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d

Lance Cpl. David R. Baker, 22, of Painesville, Ohio, died October 20, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Baker was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. </d

Sgt. Titus R. Reynolds, 23, of Columbus, Ohio, died September 24, 2009, in Omar Zai, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Reynolds was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. </d

Spc. Damon G. Winkleman, 23, of Lakeville, Ohio, died September 20, 2009, in Zabul province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover. Spc. Winkleman was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Staff Sgt. Shannon M. Smith, 31, of Marion, Ohio, died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an explosive device on September 8, 2009, in Baji, Iraq. Staff Sgt. Smith was assigned to the 545th Military Police Company, Arctic Military Police Battalion, U.S. Army, Alaska, Fort Richardson, Alaska. </d

Pfc. Zachary T. Myers, 21, of Delaware, Ohio, died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an explosive device on September 8, 2009, in Baji, Iraq. Pfc. Myers was assigned to the 545th Military Police Company, Arctic Military Police Battalion, U.S. Army, Alaska, Fort Richardson, Alaska. </d

Lance Cpl. David R. Hall, 31, of Elyria, Ohio, died August 31, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Hall was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Gunnery Sgt. Adam F. Benjamin, 34, of Garfield Heights, Ohio, died August 18, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Gunnery Sgt. Benjamin was assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Spc. Richard A. Walters, Jr., 41, of Cleveland, Ohio, died August 10, 2009, in Ali Al Salem, Kuwait, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Spc. Walters was assigned to the 14th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Benning, Georgia. </d