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Army Sgt. Ryan P. Baumann
Died August 1, 2008 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
24, of Great Mills, Md.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Aug. 1, on Route Alaska, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
Two 101st soldiers killed
By Brian Dunn
The (Clarksville, Tenn.) Leaf-Chronicle
Two 101st Airborne Division soldiers died during the weekend, one in Afghanistan and the other in Iraq, according to Department of Defense news releases.
Sgt. Ryan P. Baumann, 24, of Great Mills, Md., died Friday of wounds suffered when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Route Alaska, Afghanistan, according to the release.
He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.
Pfc. Jennifer L. Cole, 34, of American Canyon, Calif., died of injuries suffered in a noncombat-related incident Saturday in Bayji, Iraq, according to a release.
She was assigned to the 426th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team. The incident is under investigation.
Baumann joined the Army in May 2004 and arrived at Fort Campbell in September 2004, according to Fort Campbell’s Web site.
Baumann’s awards and decorations include: Meritorious Service Medal; Army Commendation Medal; Army Achievement Medal (two awards); National Defense Service Medal; Iraq Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Ribbon; Air Assault Badge; Driver and Mechanic Badge with Driver-Wheeled Vehicles and Weapons Qualification, M4, expert.
Baumann is survived by his mother, Cindy Lohman, of Great Mills, Md.; and father, Robert Baumann, of Jeffersonville, Ind.
Cole entered the Army in July 2007 and arrived at Fort Campbell in April 2008, according to Fort Campbell’s Web site.
Cole’s awards and decorations include: National Defense Service Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon and Weapons Qualification, M4, Expert.
Cole is survived by her husband, Lamont C. Capers of Fort Campbell; mother, Candace L. Gholson of Napa, Calif.; father, James M. Cole II of White Marsh, Md.
Including Baumann and Cole, a total of 40 soldiers from the division have died overseas since September.
More than 12,700 Fort Campbell soldiers are deployed to Iraq. Approximately 7,400 are deployed to Afghanistan.
A memorial service for the fallen soldier will be held in Iraq. Fort Campbell holds a monthly Eagle Remembrance Ceremony the second Wednesday of each month.