Marine Master Sgt. Daniel L. Fedder
Death: Aug 27, 2010
of Pine City Minn.; assigned to 7th Engineer Support Battalion 1st Marine Logistics Group I Marine Expeditionary Force Camp Pendleton Calif.; Died Aug. 27 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province Afghanistan. Master sergeant dies in Afghanistan Staff report OCEANSIDE Calif. — A Marine Corps staff noncommissioned officer was killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan on Friday military officials announced Monday. Master Sgt. Daniel L. Fedder34 Died in the blast while he was conducting combat operations in Helmand province according to officials at Camp Pendleton Calif.-based 1st Marine Logistics Group. Fedder of Pine City Minn. was an explosive ordnance disposal technician and was assigned to 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company at Camp Pendleton. The 16-year veteran had completed combat deployments to Iraq in 2004 and in 2006 and did an overseas deployment with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in 2007. He was on his first combat tour in Afghanistan. His military awards and decorations include the Purple Heart Navy-Marine Corps Commendation Medal Joint Service Achievement Medal Navy-Marine Corps Achievement Medal Army Achievement Medal Combat Action Ribbon Joint Meritorious Unit Award Navy Unit Commendation Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal National Defense Service Medal Afghanistan Campaign Medal Iraq Campaign Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Humanitarian Service Medal Sea Service Deployment Ribbon Navy-Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon Marine Security Guard Ribbon and the NATO Medal. Operation Enduring Freedom