Army Pvt. Adam R. Johnson
Death: Oct 31, 2005
of Clayton Ohio; assigned to the 2nd Battalion 502nd Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade Combat Team 101st Airborne Division Fort Campbell Ky.; killed Oct. 31 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Mahmudiyah Iraq. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Tessar Spc. William J. Byler and Pfc. David J. Martin. * * * * * 101st Airborne Division soldier killed in Iraq Associated Press FORT CAMPBELL Ky. — A southwest Ohio man was one of four soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division who were killed in Iraq when a roadside bomb exploded near their Humvee the military said Tuesday. Army Pvt. Adam “A.J.” Johnson22 of Clayton Ohio had been in Iraq for about five weeks his family said. The soldiers were on patrol near Mahmdiyah south of Baghdad when the explosion happened Monday Fort Campbell spokeswoman Kelly Tyler said in a statement. Johnson’s father Randy Johnson said Tuesday he was notified of his son’s death by two Army chaplains Monday night. “All they said was he was in a Humvee on patrol and it went over an improvised bomb” the elder Johnson said. Clayton is about 10 miles northwest of Dayton. Adam Johnson left for Iraq in late September. A soccer goalie at Northmont High School before graduating in 2001 he joined the military in November 2004 and then told his father he had signed up. “He didn’t want me to talk him out of it” the elder Johnson said. “He said it was something he always wanted to do.” Johnson said he is proud of his son who was always smiling and showing a positive attitude. The division Company A 2nd Battalion 502nd Infantry Regiment 2nd Combat Brigade Team is still in the midst of its second deployment to Iraq. The division is taking control of military operations in central Iraq from the 42nd Infantry Division. Soldiers from the 101st will help train Iraqi military units and conduct security operations leading up to the country’s parliamentary elections on Dec. 15. Also Tuesday the Pentagon said a man assigned to the 983rd Engineer Battalion Army Reserve based in Monclova Ohio Died from injuries suffered in an explosion in Iraq. Sgt. 1st Class Matthew R. Kading32 of Madison Wis. Died Monday at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio the military said. He had been injured near Tikrit Oct. 19 when an explosive detonated near his vehicle. Operation Iraqi Freedom