Name: Clayton P. Bowen

Rank: Staff Sgt.

Branch: Army

Unit: Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division

Base: Fort Richardson

Job:Paratrooper

Age: 29

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

Date of death: Aug. 18, 2009

Cause: Hit by improvised explosive device

Location: Dila District, Paktika Province