Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 18 July, 2011
Unit: 131st Transportation Company
Hometown: Erie, Pa.
Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. Vangiesen, 30, of Erie, Pa. died July 18 in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his convoy with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 131st Transportation Company, 213th Area Support Group, Williamstown, Pa.
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