Elia P. Fontecchio

Age: 30
Branch: U.S. Marine Corps
Rank: Gunnery Sergeant
Unit: 40th Transportation Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion, 593rd Corps Support Group
Station: Twentynine Palms, CA

Killed in Action: August 4, 2004
Location: Husaybah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Campaign: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Medals & Commendations: Purple Heart, National Defense, Iraq Campaign, Global War on Terror

Hometown: Milford, MA
Family: He is survived by his wife, Kinney, and son, Elia.