This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ford Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/REX.2ACIB/3895 Message Board Post: Not a relative and I have no additional information. No. 746-06 August 04, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. Joshua A. Ford, 20, of Wayne, Neb., died on July 31 during combat operations in Al Numaniyah, Iraq. Ford was assigned to the Army National Guard 189th Transportation Company, 485th Corps Support Battalion, Norfolk, Neb. Media with questions about this soldier can contact the Nebraska National Guard public affairs office at (402) 309-7300. http://www.defenselink.mil/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=9810