Pfc. Nathan T. Davis, 20, Yucaipa, Calif., died June 9, in Tore Obeh, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when his vehicle was attacked with an enemy improvised explosive device. Davis was assigned to the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
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Nathan Tyler Davis
January 27, 1992 - June 9, 2012
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Nathan Tyler Davis
Age 20, passed away on June 9, 2012 in Tore Obeh, Afghanistan. He was an active duty member of the Army who was killed in action. He is the first Yucaipa resident killed in action since the Vietnam War.
He was born on January 27, 1992 in Fontana, CA. He graduated from Green Valley High School in Yucaipa, CA in 2010.
He proudly served in the U.S. Army attaining the rank of Specialist and was a paratrooper. He joined in September 2010 and graduated from Basic Training at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Tyler is survived by his parents, Kirk and Desiree Davis of Yucaipa, CA; brothers, Garrett and Zane Davis of Yucaipa, CA; and grandmother, Linda Rimbach of Calimesa, CA.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, June 22, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Yucaipa Christian Church, 12954 Bryant Street, Yucaipa, CA 92399. Burial will follow at Stewart Sunnyslope Cemetery, 40 S. Pennsylvania Avenue, Beaumont, CA 92223.
Arrangements entrusted to Weaver Mortuary, Beaumont, CA (951)845-1141∼4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division
Spc. Nathan T. Davis, 20, of Yucaipa, Calif., assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division; died June 9 in Tore Obeh, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when his vehicle was attacked with an enemy improvised explosive device.
During his service on Friday afternoon, Brig. Gen. Brian McKiernan, commandant of the Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, Okla. and chief of the Army's Field Artillery branch, presented his family with a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart and other Army service medals.
"The Army was truly blessed to have your son in our ranks," McKiernan said.
Davis "volunteered for the tough jobs," McKiernan said. "He carried more than his fair share of the burden."
"From the beginning it was clear that Tyler preferred what was going on outside the classroom rather than in it," Hinkle said.
But he became motivated when he learned from a recruiter that he would have to finish high school before he could enter the Army, Hinkle said. Three months after graduating in a green cap and gown from Yucaipa's Green Valley High School, he was in boot camp.
He achieved his goal of becoming part of the Army's airborne team and had hoped to become an Army Ranger. He planned to re-enlist after his tour ended and return to Afghanistan, Hinkle said.
Davis' nickname among his friends at home was White Ranger, partly because of the truck he drove, and partly because "he was the only white guy in a group of Mexicans," his lifelong friend Vincent Valdez wrote in a letter that was read by Hinkle during the service.
Davis also was known as Scoop, "because he always knew everybody's business — who broke up and who got together," Valdez wrote.
The Valdez family considered him one of their own, the family said in a separate letter read by Hinkle.
"To us you've been a friend, a brother, like a son. You were our light in the house when you entered," Hinkle said, reading the letter. "Your sacrifice will forever remind us how precious our own lives are and how fortunate we are to live free."
(Additional information courtesy of http://www.pe.com/local-news/breaking-news-headlines/20120622-yucaipa-thousands-say-farewell-to-a-soldier.ece )
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In Memory of
Nathan Tyler Davis
January 27, 1992 - June 9, 2012
Obituary
Nathan Tyler Davis
Age 20, passed away on June 9, 2012 in Tore Obeh, Afghanistan. He was an active duty member of the Army who was killed in action. He is the first Yucaipa resident killed in action since the Vietnam War.
He was born on January 27, 1992 in Fontana, CA. He graduated from Green Valley High School in Yucaipa, CA in 2010.
He proudly served in the U.S. Army attaining the rank of Specialist and was a paratrooper. He joined in September 2010 and graduated from Basic Training at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Tyler is survived by his parents, Kirk and Desiree Davis of Yucaipa, CA; brothers, Garrett and Zane Davis of Yucaipa, CA; and grandmother, Linda Rimbach of Calimesa, CA.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, June 22, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Yucaipa Christian Church, 12954 Bryant Street, Yucaipa, CA 92399. Burial will follow at Stewart Sunnyslope Cemetery, 40 S. Pennsylvania Avenue, Beaumont, CA 92223.
Arrangements entrusted to Weaver Mortuary, Beaumont, CA (951)845-1141∼4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division
Spc. Nathan T. Davis, 20, of Yucaipa, Calif., assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division; died June 9 in Tore Obeh, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when his vehicle was attacked with an enemy improvised explosive device.
During his service on Friday afternoon, Brig. Gen. Brian McKiernan, commandant of the Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, Okla. and chief of the Army's Field Artillery branch, presented his family with a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart and other Army service medals.
"The Army was truly blessed to have your son in our ranks," McKiernan said.
Davis "volunteered for the tough jobs," McKiernan said. "He carried more than his fair share of the burden."
"From the beginning it was clear that Tyler preferred what was going on outside the classroom rather than in it," Hinkle said.
But he became motivated when he learned from a recruiter that he would have to finish high school before he could enter the Army, Hinkle said. Three months after graduating in a green cap and gown from Yucaipa's Green Valley High School, he was in boot camp.
He achieved his goal of becoming part of the Army's airborne team and had hoped to become an Army Ranger. He planned to re-enlist after his tour ended and return to Afghanistan, Hinkle said.
Davis' nickname among his friends at home was White Ranger, partly because of the truck he drove, and partly because "he was the only white guy in a group of Mexicans," his lifelong friend Vincent Valdez wrote in a letter that was read by Hinkle during the service.
Davis also was known as Scoop, "because he always knew everybody's business — who broke up and who got together," Valdez wrote.
The Valdez family considered him one of their own, the family said in a separate letter read by Hinkle.
"To us you've been a friend, a brother, like a son. You were our light in the house when you entered," Hinkle said, reading the letter. "Your sacrifice will forever remind us how precious our own lives are and how fortunate we are to live free."
(Additional information courtesy of http://www.pe.com/local-news/breaking-news-headlines/20120622-yucaipa-thousands-say-farewell-to-a-soldier.ece )
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Pfc. Nathan T. Davis, 20, Yucaipa, Calif., died June 9, in Tore Obeh, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when his vehicle was attacked with an enemy improvised explosive device. Davis was assigned to the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
In Memory of
Nathan Tyler Davis
January 27, 1992 - June 9, 2012
Obituary
Nathan Tyler Davis
Age 20, passed away on June 9, 2012 in Tore Obeh, Afghanistan. He was an active duty member of the Army who was killed in action. He is the first Yucaipa resident killed in action since the Vietnam War.
He was born on January 27, 1992 in Fontana, CA. He graduated from Green Valley High School in Yucaipa, CA in 2010.
He proudly served in the U.S. Army attaining the rank of Specialist and was a paratrooper. He joined in September 2010 and graduated from Basic Training at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Tyler is survived by his parents, Kirk and Desiree Davis of Yucaipa, CA; brothers, Garrett and Zane Davis of Yucaipa, CA; and grandmother, Linda Rimbach of Calimesa, CA.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, June 22, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Yucaipa Christian Church, 12954 Bryant Street, Yucaipa, CA 92399. Burial will follow at Stewart Sunnyslope Cemetery, 40 S. Pennsylvania Avenue, Beaumont, CA 92223.
Arrangements entrusted to Weaver Mortuary, Beaumont, CA (951)845-1141∼4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division
Spc. Nathan T. Davis, 20, of Yucaipa, Calif., assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division; died June 9 in Tore Obeh, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when his vehicle was attacked with an enemy improvised explosive device.
During his service on Friday afternoon, Brig. Gen. Brian McKiernan, commandant of the Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, Okla. and chief of the Army's Field Artillery branch, presented his family with a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart and other Army service medals.
"The Army was truly blessed to have your son in our ranks," McKiernan said.
Davis "volunteered for the tough jobs," McKiernan said. "He carried more than his fair share of the burden."
"From the beginning it was clear that Tyler preferred what was going on outside the classroom rather than in it," Hinkle said.
But he became motivated when he learned from a recruiter that he would have to finish high school before he could enter the Army, Hinkle said. Three months after graduating in a green cap and gown from Yucaipa's Green Valley High School, he was in boot camp.
He achieved his goal of becoming part of the Army's airborne team and had hoped to become an Army Ranger. He planned to re-enlist after his tour ended and return to Afghanistan, Hinkle said.
Davis' nickname among his friends at home was White Ranger, partly because of the truck he drove, and partly because "he was the only white guy in a group of Mexicans," his lifelong friend Vincent Valdez wrote in a letter that was read by Hinkle during the service.
Davis also was known as Scoop, "because he always knew everybody's business — who broke up and who got together," Valdez wrote.
The Valdez family considered him one of their own, the family said in a separate letter read by Hinkle.
"To us you've been a friend, a brother, like a son. You were our light in the house when you entered," Hinkle said, reading the letter. "Your sacrifice will forever remind us how precious our own lives are and how fortunate we are to live free."
(Additional information courtesy of http://www.pe.com/local-news/breaking-news-headlines/20120622-yucaipa-thousands-say-farewell-to-a-soldier.ece )
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In Memory of
Nathan Tyler Davis
January 27, 1992 - June 9, 2012
Obituary
Nathan Tyler Davis
Age 20, passed away on June 9, 2012 in Tore Obeh, Afghanistan. He was an active duty member of the Army who was killed in action. He is the first Yucaipa resident killed in action since the Vietnam War.
He was born on January 27, 1992 in Fontana, CA. He graduated from Green Valley High School in Yucaipa, CA in 2010.
He proudly served in the U.S. Army attaining the rank of Specialist and was a paratrooper. He joined in September 2010 and graduated from Basic Training at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Tyler is survived by his parents, Kirk and Desiree Davis of Yucaipa, CA; brothers, Garrett and Zane Davis of Yucaipa, CA; and grandmother, Linda Rimbach of Calimesa, CA.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, June 22, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Yucaipa Christian Church, 12954 Bryant Street, Yucaipa, CA 92399. Burial will follow at Stewart Sunnyslope Cemetery, 40 S. Pennsylvania Avenue, Beaumont, CA 92223.
Arrangements entrusted to Weaver Mortuary, Beaumont, CA (951)845-1141∼4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division
Spc. Nathan T. Davis, 20, of Yucaipa, Calif., assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division; died June 9 in Tore Obeh, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when his vehicle was attacked with an enemy improvised explosive device.
During his service on Friday afternoon, Brig. Gen. Brian McKiernan, commandant of the Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, Okla. and chief of the Army's Field Artillery branch, presented his family with a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart and other Army service medals.
"The Army was truly blessed to have your son in our ranks," McKiernan said.
Davis "volunteered for the tough jobs," McKiernan said. "He carried more than his fair share of the burden."
"From the beginning it was clear that Tyler preferred what was going on outside the classroom rather than in it," Hinkle said.
But he became motivated when he learned from a recruiter that he would have to finish high school before he could enter the Army, Hinkle said. Three months after graduating in a green cap and gown from Yucaipa's Green Valley High School, he was in boot camp.
He achieved his goal of becoming part of the Army's airborne team and had hoped to become an Army Ranger. He planned to re-enlist after his tour ended and return to Afghanistan, Hinkle said.
Davis' nickname among his friends at home was White Ranger, partly because of the truck he drove, and partly because "he was the only white guy in a group of Mexicans," his lifelong friend Vincent Valdez wrote in a letter that was read by Hinkle during the service.
Davis also was known as Scoop, "because he always knew everybody's business — who broke up and who got together," Valdez wrote.
The Valdez family considered him one of their own, the family said in a separate letter read by Hinkle.
"To us you've been a friend, a brother, like a son. You were our light in the house when you entered," Hinkle said, reading the letter. "Your sacrifice will forever remind us how precious our own lives are and how fortunate we are to live free."
(Additional information courtesy of http://www.pe.com/local-news/breaking-news-headlines/20120622-yucaipa-thousands-say-farewell-to-a-soldier.ece )
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