DoD Identifies Army Casualty
January 29, 2007

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

Maj. Alan R. Johnson, 44, of Yakima, Wash., died Jan. 26 at Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee at Muqdadiyah, Iraq, the same day. He was assigned to the 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, Tonawanda, N.Y.

For further information on this soldier, contact the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command public affairs office at (910) 432-2035 or (910) 824-4628.