Ethan L Goncalo

Age: 21
Branch: Army National Guard
Rank: Private First Class
Unit: Headquarters & Headquarters Co. 1/181 Infantry Battalion
Station: Worcester, MA

Died While in Service: December 11, 2010
Location: Kabul, Afghanistan
Campaign: Operation Enduring Freedom

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

Hometown: Fall River, MA
Family: He is survived his father, Louis P. Goncalo, Jr. (wife Beth Goncalo) of Fall River; mother, Kelly Reed of Roxbury; brothers, Matt Reed and Michael Goncalo; grandparents, John and Cindy Getchell, Jr., grandmothers, Judy Pires & Carolyn Reed; grandfather, Walter Bonner; 5 nieces, several uncles, aunts and many cousins. He was also grandson of the late Louis P. “Chippy” Goncalo.