Name:
Army Pfc. Paul E. Conlon
Age:
21
From:
Somerville, Mass.;
Assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.;
Incident:
Army Pfc. Paul E. Conlon died Aug. 15 in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device and then received small-arms and rocket-propelled-grenade fire. Also killed was 1st Lt. Donald C. Carwile.
Died:
August
15, 2008
Soldier, Marine from Mashpee honored
The Associated Press
MASHPEE, Mass. — Friends and family on Cape Cod are honoring two young servicemen from Mashpee who died in Iraq and Afghanistan one day apart.
Gov. Deval Patrick and Lt. Gov. Tim Murray also are among those expected to attend a memorial service this afternoon for 19-year-old Marine Pfc. Daniel McGuire, killed Aug. 14 in Iraq.
McGuire’s service is being held at Christ Chapel in Centerville.
The body of 21-year-old Army Pfc. Paul Conlon, killed Aug. 15 in Afghanistan, was flown to the Cape yesterday with military honors.
A funeral Mass for Conlon will be Tuesday at Christ the King Parish in Mashpee.
Both servicemen will be buried at th
Occupation
the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.;