Name:
Avealalo Milo
Rank:
Specialist 4th Class
Serial Number:
Unit:
2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
Date of Death:
2007-10-04
State:
California
Cemetery:
American Samoa
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Army Good Conduct, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon
Comments:
Avealalo Milo was born on March 24, 1984, in Hayward, California. He was married to Jocelyn Milo. He graduated from Lepa School (Samoa). He served as a Specialist and an Infantryman with E Troop, 2d Squadron, 2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment, stationed in Vilseck, Germany, and was later deployed to Iraq.
Spc Milo was Killed in Action on October 4, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq, when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was laid to rest in American Samoa.
Source of photo and information: memorial.2dcavalryassociation.com