Army Spc. Marvin A. Camposiles
Death: Apr 17, 2004
" of Austell Ga.; assigned to 1st Battalion 26th Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade 1st Infantry Division Schweinfurt Germany; killed April 17 when he was electrocuted while performing routine generator maintenance in Samarra Iraq. * * * * * Spc. Marvin A. Camposiles moved with his parents to the United States from Nicaragua when he was a young boy but he always maintained strong ties to his native country. A U.S. citizen he said he wished to be buried in his hometown of Jinotega where many of his relatives still live. Camposiles25 of Austell Ga. was electrocuted April 17 while working on a generator at a base near Samarra Iraq. Based in Schweinfurt Germany he was a power generator equipment repairman. ""What we know is very little but it is really hard that we've lost him said his aunt Dora Campos. Survivors include his parents Marta Siles and Marvin Campos of the Atlanta area. — Associated Press"