Staff Sergeant Maudlyn A White served the U.S. Army for 16 years. Maudlyn served in the Cold War, the Afghanistan and the Global War on Terrorism, and during the years of Gulf War. Maudlyn was 38 years old.
How She Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
Place
Virginia
Biography
Staff Sergeant, United States Army, in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs.
She was born on Montserrat and moved to St Croix at twelve, and called it home. She finished at St Croix Central High School in 1982 and went to Bennett College in North Carolina, and enlisted in July 1985 to take advantage of the Army College Fund. She kept at her education throughout and took a degree in computer information technology at Strayer.
She trained at Fort Jackson as an administrative specialist and served two overseas tours, at Frankfurt and at Camp Casey in Korea, and in Chicago and Alexandria.
She ran, read, bowled, and spent her time with her daughter Vielka, who was born in February 1995. Her family say Vielka was her life - daughter, best friend and playmate at once.
She was strong, determined, independent and strong-willed, and gave everyone she met her best.
She was born on Montserrat and moved to St Croix at twelve, and called it home. She finished at St Croix Central High School in 1982 and went to Bennett College in North Carolina, and enlisted in July 1985 to take advantage of the Army College Fund. She kept at her education throughout and took a degree in computer information technology at Strayer.
She trained at Fort Jackson as an administrative specialist and served two overseas tours, at Frankfurt and at Camp Casey in Korea, and in Chicago and Alexandria.
She ran, read, bowled, and spent her time with her daughter Vielka, who was born in February 1995. Her family say Vielka was her life - daughter, best friend and playmate at once.
She was strong, determined, independent and strong-willed, and gave everyone she met her best.
Survivors
Her daughter Vielka and her mother Priscilla Irish.
Keepsakes
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Service Record
Awards & Decorations
7
For service and achievement
Purple Heart posthumous
Meritorious Service Medal oak leaf cluster ×2 posthumous
Army Commendation Medal oak leaf cluster ×2
Army Achievement Medal two oak leaf clusters ×3
Campaign and service medals
Memorials
National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial
Line 1963
Also Remembered
September 11, 2001 — The Pentagon
Burial Information
Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
Section
64
Grave
5089
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Maudlyn A White
Staff Sergeant
U.S. Army
1985 - 2001
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