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Anthony Atwell
1981
Anthony Joseph Atwell.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Private First Class Anthony Atwell was killed and his passenger injured when their Army military police jeep crashed on Saddle Road, approximately 14 miles from Hilo.
Both service members were on duty during a training exercise when the driver lost control due to a period of heavy rain, which caused misty visibility of the roadway. Their unit was temporarily assigned to the Pahkuloa Training Area on the island of Hawaii for a several-week field exercise. PFC Atwell was transported to the Hilo Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
PFC Atwell was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division and was attached to the Schofield Barracks on the island of Oahu. PFC Atwell is buried in the Golden Gate National Cemetery. He was killed a day shy of his 20th birthday.
Not a year goes by I don’t think about our friendship!
Lieutenant Jeff Dektas
Lee County Sheriffs Office Ft Myers FL
July 2nd, 2025
Both service members were on duty during a training exercise when the driver lost control due to a period of heavy rain, which caused misty visibility of the roadway. Their unit was temporarily assigned to the Pahkuloa Training Area on the island of Hawaii for a several-week field exercise. PFC Atwell was transported to the Hilo Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
PFC Atwell was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division and was attached to the Schofield Barracks on the island of Oahu. PFC Atwell is buried in the Golden Gate National Cemetery. He was killed a day shy of his 20th birthday.
Not a year goes by I don’t think about our friendship!
Lieutenant Jeff Dektas
Lee County Sheriffs Office Ft Myers FL
July 2nd, 2025
Service Record
Also Served
United States Army Military Police Corps
Private First Class
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