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Eugene A Uhl III

Eugene A Uhl III

US Army Amherst, WI Age: 21 Views: 1899

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Name: Army Spc. Eugene A. Uhl III

Age: 21

From: Amherst, Wis.

Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Incident: Army Spc. Eugene A. Uhl III was killed Nov. 15 when two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Mosul, Iraq.

Died: November 15, 2003


Community gathers to remember latest casualty of war

Associated Press

AMHERST, Wis. — The community gathered to mourn the death of a young soldier who died in the crash of two Black Hawk helicopters in Iraq.

Flags flew at half-staff outside Amherst High School, Staff Sgt. Eugene Uhl III’s alma mater, where a community memorial service was held Nov. 25 in the gym. A funeral was planned for the following day.

“What we honor here today is a young man who took a different direction,” Chaplain Daniel Farley told a crowd of about 450 who gathered to remember the 21-year-old Uhl. He died Nov. 15 in Mosul, Iraq, in a crash that killed 17 soldiers.

“He knew the risks, but he also knew it was a wonderful opportunity to make a...

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the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Incident

Army Spc. Eugene A. Uhl III was killed Nov. 15 when two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Mosul, Iraq.

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Eugene A Uhl III
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.