Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Date of Death: 7 June, 2010
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment
Hometown: Speedway, Ind.
Sgt. John K. Rankel, 23, of Speedway, Ind., died June 7 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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