Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 31 May, 2011
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment
Hometown: North Granby, Conn.
Spc. Richard C. Emmons III, 22, of North Granby, Conn., died May, 31, in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket propelled grenade. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.
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