Nathan Ross Chapman (April 23, 1970 – January 4, 2002) was a United States Army Sergeant First Class with the 1st Special Forces Group. He was the first American soldier to be killed by enemy action in the war in Afghanistan.

Service:  ARMY
Component:  ACTIVE DUTY
Name:  CHAPMAN, NATHAN ROSS
Rank:  SFC
Pay Grade:  E07
Date of Death:  2002/01/04
Age:  31
Gender:  MALE
Home of Record City:  SAN ANTONIO
Home of Record State:  TX
Home of Record Country:  US
Unit:  COMPANY C. 3RD BATTALION, 1ST SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (AIRBORNE), ARSFC, FORT LEWIS, WA 98433
Incident Geographic Code:  AF
Casualty Geographic Code:  AF
Casualty Country:  AFGHANISTAN
City of Loss:  KHOST