Keith M. Maupin
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Age: 24
From: Batavia, Ohio
Assigned to the 724th Transportation Company, Bartonville, Ill. the armed forces medical examiner confirmed March 29 that human remains recovered in Iraq were those of Maupin, who had been listed as missing-captured since April 16, 2004. Maupin’s convoy came under attack by individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire April 9, 2004.
Incident: Army Staff Sgt. Keith M. Maupin died
Died: March 29, 2008
Tip led troops to missing soldier
By Michelle Tan
Staff writer
A tip from an Iraqi led U.S. troops to the remains of Staff Sgt. Matt Maupin north of Baghdad, an Army spokesman confirmed Tuesday.
Maupin disappeared almost four years ago, on April 9, 2004, south of Baghdad when insurgents attacked his convoy using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire. The Army announced Monday that Maupin’s remains and a bit of his uniform had been found and identified.
Maupin’s remains were found March 20 in a primarily agricultural region 10 to 15 miles northwest of Baghdad by soldiers from 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, said Lt. Col. Steve Stover, a spokesman for Multi-National Division-Baghdad.
The unit belongs to the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division. While in Iraq, the unit is attached to the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.
Maupin’s remains are being examined at...