Name:
Army Sgt. 1st Class David A. Heringes
Age:
36
From:
Tampa, Fla.
Assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident:
Army Sgt. 1st Class David A. Heringes died Aug. 24 near Tikrit, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations in Bayji, Iraq.
Died:
August
24, 2007
Soldier killed during recovery mission in Iraq
The Associated Press
TAMPA, Fla. — A 36-year-old paratrooper who was due to return home this month, was killed in Iraq, the Department of Defense said Saturday.
Sgt. 1st Class David A. Heringes, of Tampa, was on a recovery mission near Tikrit when he was injured by an improvised explosive device. He died at the hospital on Aug. 24, his father Ronald Heringes said.
Heringes loved working on cars and motorcycles and spending time with his two young children. A 16-year-veteran with the army, he had a passion for serving his country, his father said.
“He was proud to do what he was doing,” Ronald said. “He didn’t have any qualms.”
David Heringes was supposed to return...
Occupation
the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.;
Incident
Army Sgt. 1st Class David A. Heringes died Aug. 24 near Tikrit, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations in Bayji, Iraq.