Name:
Army Spc. Coty J. Phelps
Age:
20
From:
Kingman, Ariz.
Assigned to
the 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska
Incident:
Army Spc. Coty J. Phelps died May 17 in Iskandariya, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Pfc. Victor M. Fontanilla and Sgt. 1st Class Jesse B. Albrecht.
Died:
May
17, 2007
The Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Five paratroopers from Fort Richardson were killed last week in three separate attacks, an Army official said Monday.
On May 18, two paratroopers were killed by small arms fire, but in different incidents. Those deaths came a day after three Fort Richardson soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Iskandariya.
The two small arms fire deaths were announced May 21.
One paratrooper, whose identity has not been released, died from wounds suffered in Hamiuah.
The other soldier, Sgt. Ryan Baum, 27, of Aurora, Colo., died from wounds he suffered in Karmah, Army Alaska spokesman Capt. Richard C. Hyde said.
Both Baum and the unidentified soldier were...
Occupation
the 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska;
Incident
Army Spc. Coty J. Phelps died May 17 in Iskandariya, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Pfc. Victor M. Fontanilla and Sgt. 1st Class Jesse B. Albrecht.