AGE:  27

HOMETOWN:  Ellabell, Georgia

UNIT:  8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Force Service Support Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force

DUTY STATION:  Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

DIED:  October 30, 2005

LOCATION OF INCIDENT:  near Amiriyah, Iraq

CAUSE:  an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations