Pfc. Joshua E. Waltenbaugh was part of Downed Aircraft Recovery Team

Ford City soldier's death in Iraq being investigated
Friday, June 06, 2008
By Milan Simonich, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A soldier from Armstrong County has died in Iraq of a gunshot wound unrelated to combat, the Army and his family said yesterday.

The Army identified the soldier as Pfc. Joshua E. Waltenbaugh, 19, of Ford City.

He died Tuesday in Taji, north of Baghdad. His case was classified as a noncombat death and is under investigation, the Army said in a statement.


Bonnie Waltenbaugh, mother of the soldier, said in an interview he was killed by a gunshot. Asked if she knew the circumstances, she said, "Yes, but we're not at liberty to say."

A spokeswoman at Fort Hood, Texas, Pfc. Waltenbaugh's home post, said she did not know how he died. An Army spokesman in Iraq did not immediately respond to questions.

Pfc. Waltenbaugh's job was to repair helicopter engines. He also was a member of the Downed Aircraft Recovery Team, his mother said.
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