BM: Spc. Ty J. Johnson, 28, of Elk Grove, Calif., died in Kirkuk, Iraq, on April 4, when an improvised device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 282-06
April 5, 2006

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DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier, who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Spc. Ty J. Johnson, 28, of Elk Grove, Calif., died in Kirkuk,
Iraq, on April 4, when an improvised device detonated near his HMMWV during
combat operations. Johnson was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 320th Field
Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air
Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.