Staff Sgt. Curtis A. Mitchell

Hometown: McConnelsville, Ohio, U.S.

Age: 28 years old

Died: December 12, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his Abrams tank during combat operations in Baghdad.