Chief Warrant Officer Cornell C. Chao
Hometown: California, U.S.
Age: 36 years old
Died: January 28, 2007 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army, 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Tex.
Incident: Killed when his helicopter crashed during combat operations in Najaf.
Related Links:
Soldiers Killed In Helicopter Crash During Najaf Offensive Were From Fort Hood (KWTX, Tex., Jan. 30, 2007)
Ex-O.C. man dies in Iraq (Orange County Register, Calif., Jan. 30, 2007)
