Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 5 July, 2011
Unit: 709th Military Police Battalion
Hometown: Battle Creek Mich.
Staff Sgt. Joshua A. Throckmorton, 28, of Battle Creek Mich. died July 5 in Paktia province, Afghanistan of injuries suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Hohenfels, Germany.
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