Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 24 September, 2010
Unit: 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion
Hometown: Tunica, Miss.
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
They died Sept. 24 of wounds suffered while traveling between Ghanzi and Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, when their military vehicle was attacked with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, U.S. Army, Alaska, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Killed were:
Pfc. William B. Dawson, 20, of Tunica, Miss.
Pfc. Jaysine P. S. Petree, 19, of Yigo, Guam.
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