Capt. James M. Gurbisz
Hometown: Eatontown, NJ. Age: 25 years old. Died: November 4th, 2005 Unit: 26th Fwd Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Div, Fort Stewart, GA. Birth: Sep. 13, 1980
Eatontown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA Death: Nov. 4, 2005 Baghdad, Iraq United States Army soldier killed supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. A platoon leader of the 26th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division; he was killed in Baghdad along with SPC Dustin Allan Yancey during a scouting mission in Baghdad. A 1998 graduate from Monmouth Regional High School in Tinton Falls New Jersey, he was a star athlete and scholar. Graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from West Point in 2002, the first graduating class following the September 11, 2001. Burial: Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA Plot: Section 60 Site 8151 iN MEMORY OF JAMES GURBISZ
CAPTAIN US ARMY SEPTEMBER 13 1980 NOVEMBER 4 2005 DIED IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM AWARDED POSTHUMOUSLY THE BRONZE STAR AND PURPLE HEART GRADUATE OF THE WEST POINT MILITARY ACADEMY CLASS OF 2002 HE EPITOMIZED THE ACADEMY MOTTO DUTY HONOR COUNTRY AND WHEN OUR WORK IS DONE. OUR COURSE ON EARTH IS RUN. MAY IT BE SAID "WELL DONE BE THOU AT PEACE" WEST POINT ALMA MATER |