Pionk, Matthew Ignatius

Rank: Sergeant First Class

Unit: HHT, 3d Squadron, 2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment

Duty station: Vilseck, Germany

MOS: 11B10 – Infantryman

Awards: Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart Medal, Army Commendation Medal with V Device and Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon Ribbon (3), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon

Badges: Combat Infantry Badge, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Expert Marksmanship Badge

Deployments: 2 in Iraq

Enlisted: 1998

Date of birth: 10 October 1977

Hometown: Superior, Wisconsin

High School: Superior Wisconsin High School

Married: Yes

Children: 3

Campaign: Iraq

Died: 9 January 2008

Age at death: 30

Cause of death: Killed in action – House born IED

Location of fatality: Sinsil, Iraq

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Place of interment: Calvary Cemetery in Superior, Wisconsin

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