Army Pfc. Nicolas E. Messmer

Died May 8, 2005 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom

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20, of Franklin, Ohio; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea; killed May 8 when he was conducting combat operations and an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Khalidiyah, Iraq. Also killed was Army Staff Sgt. Thor H. Ingraham.