Robert L. Gagnon

Age: 25
Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Specialist
Unit: Company A, 1st Battalion 7th Special Forces Group
Station: Eglin AFB, FL

Died While in Service: September 17, 2017
Location: Bonifay, FL

Medals & Commendations: National Defense, Global War on Terror

Hometown: Haverhill, MA
Family: He is survived by his father and step-mother, Rob and Melissa Gagnon; his mother, Michelle Strouth; his fiancee, Kristen Petzold; his five brothers, Mason Silver, Nicholas Goudreault, Spencer Strouth, Brandon Striplin, and Kevin Johnson; his maternal grandmother and her husband, Connie and James Hughes; his paternal grandfather, Alfred Gagnon; his niece, Kya Roselynn Silver; two nephews, Aydin and Dayton Johnson; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.