Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 7 November, 2010
Unit: 27th Engineer Battalion
Hometown: Mesa, Ariz.
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Nov. 7 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with small arms fire.
Killed were:
Sgt. Aaron B. Cruttenden, 25, of Mesa, Ariz.
Spc. Dale J. Kridlo, 33, Hughestown, Pa.
They were assigned to the 27th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C.
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