William E. Hasenflu
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Age: 38
From: Bradenton, Fla.
Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. William E. Hasenflu died Sept. 28 in the Jaji District, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained when his unit was ambushed by enemy forces using small arms fire.
Died: September 28, 2008
101st soldier killed in Afghan ambush
By Brian Dunn
The (Clarksville) Leaf-Chronicle
A Fort Campbell soldier died Sunday from wounds suffered in an ambush in Afghanistan, according to a Department of Defense news release.
Sgt. William E. Hasenflu, 38, of Bradenton, Fla., died in the Jaji District, Afghanistan, after enemy forces using small-arms fire ambushed his unit, according to the news release.
The unit was taking detainees into custody, according to a Fort Campbell news release.
Hasenflu was a cavalry scout assigned to the A Troop, 1st Battalion, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.
The incident is under investigation, according to the DoD news release.
Hasenflu is survived by his wife, Judith Corbeau-Hasenflu, and daughters, Savannah, Ashley and Veronica, of Cadiz, Ky. mother, Jane Mann, of Bradenton, Fla. father, Earl Hasenflu, of Sarasota,...