Staff Sgt. Jeremy A. Katzenberger, 26, of Weatherby Lake, Mo., died June 14 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. Staff Sgt. Katzenberger was a squad leader serving his eighth deployment in support of the War on Terror with four previous deployments to Iraq and three to Afghanistan. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal and Purple Heart. Staff Sgt. Katzenberger is survived by his wife Colleen A. (Montgomery) and his son Everett James, both of Richmond Hill, Ga., and his parents Robert and Peggy Katzenberger of Weatherby Lake, Mo.
Staff Sgt. Jeremy A. Katzenberger, 26, of Weatherby Lake, Mo., died June 14 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. Staff Sgt. Katzenberger was a squad leader serving his eighth deployment in support of the War on Terror with four previous deployments to Iraq and three to Afghanistan. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal and Purple Heart. Staff Sgt. Katzenberger is survived by his wife Colleen A. (Montgomery) and his son Everett James, both of Richmond Hill, Ga., and his parents Robert and Peggy Katzenberger of Weatherby Lake, Mo.
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Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Afghanistan, Iraq; Killed in action, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal; 1/75th Rangers; Psalm 91:4; Husband, Dad, Son
