Name:
Army Spc. Steven R. Jewell
Age:
26
From:
Bridgeton, N.C.
Assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, Task Force 49, Fort Wainwright, Alaska
Incident:
Army Spc. Steven R. Jewell died Aug. 14 in Taqaddum, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his helicopter crashed. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer Christopher C. Johnson, Chief Warrant Officer Jackie L. McFarlane, Staff Sgt. Sean P. Fisher and Staff Sgt. Stanley B. Reynolds.
Died:
August
14, 2007
North Carolina man killed in Iraq crash
The Associated Press
FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska — A soldier from North Carolina was among five killed when the group's helicopter crashed during a routine post-maintenance test flight in Iraq, the military said Thursday.
Spc. Steven R. Jewell, 26, of Bridgeton, N.C., died when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed near Anbar province on Tuesday, the Department of Defense said.
The Defense Department identified the others as Chief Warrant Officer Christopher C. Johnson, 31, of Michigan; Chief Warrant Officer Jackie L. McFarlane Jr., 30, Virginia Beach, Va.; Staff Sgt. Sean P. Fisher, 29, of Santee, Calif.; and Staff Sgt. Stanley B. Reynolds, 37, of Rock, W.Va.
They were part of...
Occupation
the 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, Task Force 49, Fort Wainwright, Alaska;
Incident
Army Spc. Steven R. Jewell died Aug. 14 in Taqaddum, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a helicopter crash. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer Christopher C. Johnson, Chief Warrant Officer Jackie L. McFarlane, Staff Sgt. Sean P. Fisher and Staff Sgt. Stanley B. Reynolds.