U.S. Army

Alberto Garcia Jr.

March 9, 1984 to March 13, 2007

Alberto Garcia Jr. was born in Bakersfield and graduated from South High School in 2002. He served as an Army Specialist with the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, based in Schweinfurt, Germany. Garcia was killed in Baghdad on March 13, 2007, when his unit came under small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device attack.

Unit

1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division

Awards

Bronze Star; Purple Heart

Burial

Hillcrest Memorial Park, Bakersfield, California

Portrait Sponsor

Leigh Ann Anderson