DOD Identifies Army Casualty
June 07, 2012

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

Pfc. Vincent J. Ellis, 22, of Tokyo, Japan, died June 4, in Landstuhl, Germany, from wounds suffered June 1, on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with improvised explosive devices and small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

For more information the media may contact the U.S. Army Alaska public affairs office at 907-384-1542.