John A. Quinlan
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Age: 36
From: New Jersey
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 John A. Quinlan died Feb. 18 in southeastern Afghanistan when the Chinook helicopter he was in crashed. Also killed were Chief Warrant Officer 3 Hershel D. McCants Jr., Sgt. Adam A. Wilkinson, Spc. Travis R. Vaughn, Spc. Brandon D. Gordon, Pfc. Ryan C. Garbs, Pfc. Kristofer D. S. Thomas and Air Force Tech. Sgt. Scott E. Duffman.
Died: February 18, 2007
Pentagon identifies 8 killed in helo crash
By Sean D. Naylor
Staff writer
Sunday�s crash of a Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan killed eight special operations personnel, seven from the Army and one from the Air Force.
The helicopter was an MH-47E from the Army�s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment�s 2nd Battalion, according to a source in the special operations community.
According to a Defense Department release, killed in the crash were:
• Pfc. Ryan C. Garbs, 20, of Edwardsville, Ill. B Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
• Spc. Brandon D. Gordon, 21, of Naples, Fla. B Company, 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.
• Chief Warrant Officer 3 Hershel D. McCants, Jr., 34, of Arizona B Co., 2nd Battalion, 160th.
• CW3 John A. Quinlan, 26, of New Jersey B Co., 2nd Battalion,...