DoD Identifies Army Casualty
September 21, 2005

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Spc. William L. Evans, 22, of Hallstead, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept. 19 of injuries sustained earlier that day in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations. Evans was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Williamsport, Pa.

For further information related to this release, contact Army Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000.