Joseph H. Cantrell IV
Died: April 4, 2007
Rank: Corporal
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
Branch: U.S. Army
Corporal Joseph H. Cantrell IV paid the ultimate sacrifice when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Taji, Iraq, on April 4, 2007. The 23-year-old served with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, out of Fort Hood, Texas, supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was buried near his hometown of Westwood, Kentucky.
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