Gone But Not Forgotten

Five 101st Airborne soldiers are confirmed to be among 9 killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan.

The Associated Press is reporting that the soldiers are all from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, which deployed to southern Afghanistan in March.

All of the families have been notified, according to Fort Campbell spokesman Rick Rzepka.

Killed were:

• Maj. Robert Francis Baldwin, 37, of New Boston, Ill. Baldwin entered the Army in February 1994 and arrived at Fort Campbell in January 2007. Baldwin was an Aviation Liaison Officer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company.

Baldwin is survived by his wife, Danielle M. Baldwin; daughters Rachel and Meaghan Baldwin; and sons Keegan and Patrick Baldwin, all of Clarksville. He is also survived by parents Gary and Cheryl Baldwin of New Boston, Ill.

• Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matthew Gabriel Wagstaff, 34, of Orem, Utah. Wagstaff entered the Army in January 2002 and arrived at Fort Campbell in May 2007.

Wagstaff was a UH-60 Black Hawk pilot assigned to Bravo Company, 5th Battalion.

Wagstaff is survived by his wife, Tiffany A. Wagstaff of Clarksville; and parents Ronald and Suzanne Wagstaff of Orem, Utah.

• Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jonah David McClellan, 26, of Minnesota. McClellan entered the Army in August 2003 and arrived at Fort Campbell in September 2006. McClellan was a UH-60 Black Hawk pilot assigned to Bravo Company, 5th Battalion.

McClellan is survived by his wife, Nina S. McClellan; sons Ayden and Renn McClellan; daughter Ayla M. McClellan; and parents Rodney and Susan McClellan, all of Battle Ground, Wash.

• Staff Sgt. Joshua David Powell, 25, of New Berlin, Ill. Powell entered the Army in November 2004 and arrived at Fort Campbell in June 2005. Powell was a UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 6th Battalion.

Powell is survived by his father, David A. Powell of Springfield, Ill., and his mother, Susan B. Needham of Pleasant Plains, Ill.

• Sgt. Marvin Ray Calhoun Jr., 23, of Osceola, Ind. Calhoun entered the Army in June 2006 and arrived at Fort Campbell in December 2007. Calhoun was a construction equipment repairer serving as a door gunner and was assigned to Bravo Company, 5th Battalion.

Calhoun is survived by his wife, Yamili Sanchez, and daughter, Yohani Sanchez of Fort Hood, Texas, and parents, Marvin Calhoun Sr. and Susan Needham of Elkhart, Ind.

The helicopter crashed Tuesday near Qalat, Afghanistan. International Security Assistance Force officials have said there were no reports of enemy fire at the time. The crash is the worst in four years in Afghanistan.

Maj. Robert Francis Baldwin

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matthew Gabriel Wagstaff

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jonah David McCllelan



Staff Sgt. Joshua David Powell

                                            

                                                        Sgt. Marvin Ray Calhoun Jr