DoD Identifies Three Air Force Casualties: Thomas A. Crowell, David A. Wieger and Nathan J. Schuldheiss

November 02, 2007 -- The Department of Defense announced today the death of two airmen and a Department of the Air Force civilian who were deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

They died Nov. 1 near Balad Air Base, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. All were assigned as special agents to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.

Killed were:

Master Sgt. Thomas A. Crowell, 36, of Neosho, Missouri.

Staff Sgt. David A. Wieger, 28, of North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.

Nathan J. Schuldheiss, 27, of Newport Rhode Island.

Crowell was assigned to Detachment 301, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Wieger was assigned to Detachment 303, Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Schuldheiss was assigned to Detachment 204, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.

Source: DoD

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