Advertisement

SSG Darren James Cunningham

Advertisement

SSG Darren James Cunningham Veteran

Birth
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
30 Sep 2004 (aged 40)
Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 60 Site 8005
Memorial ID
View Source
SSG US Army
89th Military Police Brigade , out of Fort Hood, TX

He joined the US Army out of high school at age 18. He served as a platoon sergeant in Iraq as part of the Persian Gulf War of 1991. Previously, he had been deployed to Korea. Part of his job in Iraq was training Iraqi police officers. He had planned to retire in January 2005. However, his retirement was rejected and he was sent to Iraq. He was killed when his unit came under mortar attack in Baghdad.

He was survived by his wife; his daughter; and his son.

Interment on October 20, 2004.
SSG US Army
89th Military Police Brigade , out of Fort Hood, TX

He joined the US Army out of high school at age 18. He served as a platoon sergeant in Iraq as part of the Persian Gulf War of 1991. Previously, he had been deployed to Korea. Part of his job in Iraq was training Iraqi police officers. He had planned to retire in January 2005. However, his retirement was rejected and he was sent to Iraq. He was killed when his unit came under mortar attack in Baghdad.

He was survived by his wife; his daughter; and his son.

Interment on October 20, 2004.

Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement