Spec. Matthew F. Straughter
Hometown: St. Charles, Missouri, U.S.
Age: 27 years old
Died: January 31, 2008 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army, 1138th Engineer Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri National Guard, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle was struck by a rocket propelled grenade in Baghdad.
Related Links:
Soldier from Belleville killed in Iraq (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Feb. 4, 2008)
Missouri guardsman dies in Iraq (Kansas City Star, Feb. 4, 2008)
