Name:
Randell Olguin
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
Unit:
2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
Date of Death:
2007-09-30
State:
Florida
Cemetery:
Ralls Cemetery, Ralls, Crosby County, Texas, USA
Plot:
Subdivision 8
Row:
Lot 1
Grave:
Space 82
Decoration:
Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service
Comments:
Randell Olguin was born on August 2, 1983, in Orlando, Orange County, Florida. He was the husband of Anna Hammer. He graduated from Ralls High School in 2003. Following his graduation, he enlisted in the United States Army and was assigned to Germany. He served as an Infantryman and Sergeant with C Company, 1st Squadron, 2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment, based in Vilseck, Germany, before deploying to Iraq for his second tour.
Sgt Olguin was Killed in Action on September 30, 2007, when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire in Baghdad during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is now buried in the Ralls Cemetery, Ralls, Crosby County, Texas, USA.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, memorial.2dcavalryassociation.com