Christopher M. Katzenberger
Died: August 9, 2005
Rank: Specialist
Unit: C Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Branch: U.S. Army
Specialist Christopher Katzenberger died August 9, 2005, of injuries received when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, located in the Khowst Province near the Pakistan border. He was assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. After being evacuated for treatment, Katzenberger subsequently died of his wounds. He was buried with full military honors in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.
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