
ARDMORE, Okla. — An Ardmore soldier died in Iraq when a bomb exploded near his vehicle, the military said Monday.
Spc. William Allmon, 25, died Saturday in Baghdad, the Department of Defense confirmed.
Allmon was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Ga.
Allmon, a combat engineer who joined the Army in June 2000, was on his second deployment to Iraq, said Kevin Larson, a Fort Stewart spokesman. He previously deployed as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom from January 2005 to January 2006.
Allmon’s awards include two Army Commendation Medals, an Army Achievement Medal and...