Alexander Crackel was born December 22, 1973 in Riverside, California. He resided in Wilstead, Bedfordshire, with his family when he enlisted in the Army in 1997.
His first duty station was Schweinfurt, Germany, where he was assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, part of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division.
Staff Sergeant Crackel was killed in action February 24, 2005 near Ramadi, Iraq.
He is commemorated on a memorial at All Saints Cemetery in Tilsworth, Bedfordshire
Obituary
Alexander Crackel had a wife and daughter in England and had lived there for many years but he decided to serve the country of his birth. "I think he liked the challenge of the military," said Clint Crackel of North Aurora, Ill. "He looked at the military as being another family." Crackel, 31, of Wilstead Bedford, United Kingdom, was killed Feb. 24 near the Kuwait and Iraq border where he was serving. He was based at Camp Hovey, Korea. His father described Crackel as a quiet man who had a great sense of humor, always cracking jokes. He graduated from the equivalent of high school in England and decided to join the Army at 24 and become a career Army man. Crackel followed several members of his family into the military, including his father and brother. He is survived by a wife and a 7-year-old daughter in England.
Alexander Crackel was born December 22, 1973 in Riverside, California. He resided in Wilstead, Bedfordshire, with his family when he enlisted in the Army in 1997.
His first duty station was Schweinfurt, Germany, where he was assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, part of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division.
Staff Sergeant Crackel was killed in action February 24, 2005 near Ramadi, Iraq.
He is commemorated on a memorial at All Saints Cemetery in Tilsworth, Bedfordshire
Obituary
Alexander Crackel had a wife and daughter in England and had lived there for many years but he decided to serve the country of his birth. "I think he liked the challenge of the military," said Clint Crackel of North Aurora, Ill. "He looked at the military as being another family." Crackel, 31, of Wilstead Bedford, United Kingdom, was killed Feb. 24 near the Kuwait and Iraq border where he was serving. He was based at Camp Hovey, Korea. His father described Crackel as a quiet man who had a great sense of humor, always cracking jokes. He graduated from the equivalent of high school in England and decided to join the Army at 24 and become a career Army man. Crackel followed several members of his family into the military, including his father and brother. He is survived by a wife and a 7-year-old daughter in England.
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