Service:  ARMY
Component:  ACTIVE DUTY
Name:  PENICH, JOHN MICHAEL
Rank:  SGT
Pay Grade:  E05
Date of Death:  2008/10/16
Age:  25
Gender:  MALE
Home of Record City:  BEACH PARK
Home of Record State:  IL
Home of Record Country:  US
Unit:  COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 26TH INFANTRY, 3 BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT HOOD, TX
Incident Geographic Code:  AF
Casualty Geographic Code:  AF
Casualty Country:  AFGHANISTAN
City of Loss:  KARANGOL VILLAGE