DoD Identifies Army Casualty
May 29, 2007

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

Cpl. Clinton C. Blodgett, 19, of Pekin, Ind., died May 26 in Baghdad, Iraq, when the vehicle he was in struck an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

For more information in regard to this release the media can contact the 1st Armored Division public affairs office at 011-49-611-705-4859.