Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 31 August, 2010
Unit: 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team
Hometown: Gransboro, N.C.
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Aug. 31 in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Vinson B. Adkinson III, 26, of Harper, Kan.
Sgt. Raymond C. Alcaraz, 20, of Redlands, Calif.
Pfc. Matthew E. George, 22, of Gransboro, N.C.
Pfc. James A. Page, 23, of Titusville, Fla.
They were assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Bamberg, Germany.
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