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SGT Gregory Daniel Unruh

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SGT Gregory Daniel Unruh Veteran

Birth
Midland, Midland County, Texas, USA
Death
19 Mar 2008 (aged 28)
Diyala, Iraq
Burial
Webster, Harris County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Army Sgt. Gregory D. Unruh, 28, of Dickinson, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died March 19 in Mandali, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. [Mandali is a town in Balad Ruz District, Diyala Governorate, Iraq.]

Sergeant Gregory Unruh, of Dickinson, Texas, was the son of Anthony and Sue Moore Unruh. An honors graduate in 1996 of Pampa Texas High School, he graduated at the age of 16. He studied international business and German at Texas Tech and in 2004 graduated from the University of Houston-University Park with a degree in business management. He worked for a while for his father's plastics factory and in 2006 Gregory joined the United States Army and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, based at Fort Hood, Texas. Deployed to Iraq in November 2007, he died in Mandali, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a vehicle accident while on a reconnaissance mission. His military awards and decorations include the Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon and posthumous awards of The Bronze Star and The Purple Heart. He is survived by his loving wife Nimet; parents, Anthony and Sue Unruh; sister, Tonya Unruh-Manous and husband Cliff; brothers, Phillip Unruh; Thomas and wife Denise, Jeremy and wife Tiffany; nephew, Conner Unruh; mother in law, Hatice Seven; brother in law, Huseyin Seven; sister in law, Demet Townsend; grand parents, Calvin Moore, Arline and Neva Unruh, and many other loving relatives and friends. He is preceded in death his grandmother Hazel Moore. Bio by: Sue
Army Sgt. Gregory D. Unruh, 28, of Dickinson, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died March 19 in Mandali, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. [Mandali is a town in Balad Ruz District, Diyala Governorate, Iraq.]

Sergeant Gregory Unruh, of Dickinson, Texas, was the son of Anthony and Sue Moore Unruh. An honors graduate in 1996 of Pampa Texas High School, he graduated at the age of 16. He studied international business and German at Texas Tech and in 2004 graduated from the University of Houston-University Park with a degree in business management. He worked for a while for his father's plastics factory and in 2006 Gregory joined the United States Army and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, based at Fort Hood, Texas. Deployed to Iraq in November 2007, he died in Mandali, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a vehicle accident while on a reconnaissance mission. His military awards and decorations include the Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon and posthumous awards of The Bronze Star and The Purple Heart. He is survived by his loving wife Nimet; parents, Anthony and Sue Unruh; sister, Tonya Unruh-Manous and husband Cliff; brothers, Phillip Unruh; Thomas and wife Denise, Jeremy and wife Tiffany; nephew, Conner Unruh; mother in law, Hatice Seven; brother in law, Huseyin Seven; sister in law, Demet Townsend; grand parents, Calvin Moore, Arline and Neva Unruh, and many other loving relatives and friends. He is preceded in death his grandmother Hazel Moore. Bio by: Sue

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  • Created by: Sue
  • Added: Mar 21, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25431860/gregory_daniel-unruh: accessed ), memorial page for SGT Gregory Daniel Unruh (27 Jul 1979–19 Mar 2008), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25431860, citing Forest Park East Cemetery, Webster, Harris County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Sue (contributor 46778782).