Army Capt. Charles E. Ridgley Jr.

Died April 16, 2011 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom

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40, of Baltimore; assigned to 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska; died April 16 at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked him with multiple grenades. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class Charles L. Adkins, Staff Sgt. Cynthia R. Taylor, Sgt. Linda L. Pierre and Spc. Joseph B. Cemper.

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Names of soldiers killed in grenade attack released

The (Clarksville, Tenn.) Leaf Chronicle

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Fort Campbell has released information on the four 101st Airborne Division soldiers killed April 16 in Afghanistan.

They died at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked them with multiple grenades.

All four soldiers were assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade.

* Sgt. 1st Class Charles Lewis Adkins, 35, of Sandusky, Ohio, was a maintenance supervisor.

He joined the Army in November 1995 and arrived at Fort Campbell in June 2002.

Adkins is survived by his wife, Sarah C. Adkins; sons, Garrhett C. Adkins and Gavin M. Adkins; daughters, Makayla R. L. Adkins, Mackenzie S. Adkins and Gabriella G. Adkins, all of Clarksville. He is also survived by his parents, Charles E. Adkins of Milan, Ohio and Shelia Good of Hudson, Mich.

* Staff Sgt. Cynthia Renea Taylor, 39, of Columbus, Ga., was a wheeled vehicle mechanic.

She joined the Army in November 2003 and arrived at Fort Campbell in April 2004.

Taylor is survived by her daughter, Maggie J. Taylor of Clarksville and son, Joseph L. Goodwin of Oak Grove, Ky. She is also survived by her mother, Judy A. Hart of Clarksville.

* Sgt. Linda Lamou Pierre, 28, of Immokalee, Fla., was a human resources specialist.

She joined the Army in November 2006 and arrived at Fort Campbell in September 2009.

She is survived by her father, Jean Lamour and mother, Elvina Pierre, both of Immokalee, Fla.

* Spc. Joseph Brian Cemper, 21, of Warrensburg, Mo., was a transportation management coordinator.

He joined the Army in September 2009 and arrived at Fort Campbell in February 2010.

He is survived by his son, Liam Cemper of North Richland Hills, Tex. and his parents, Eugene B. Cemper and Angela D. Cemper of North Richland Hills, Texas.

Also killed was Capt. Charles E. Ridgley Jr., 40, of Baltimore. He was assigned to the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.