CW3 John A. Quinlan

18 February 2007, Afghanistan

160th SOAR

Chief Warrant Officer 3 John A. Quinlan, of Morristown, New Jersey, died on 18 February 2007 in southeastern Afghanistan while supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.

Quinlan enlisted as an Avionics Technician in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1988. In 1997, he graduated from the U.S. Army Warrant Officer program and then attended the Aviation Warrant Officer Basic Course and Initial Entry Rotary Wing training. Quinlan completed Green Platoon in 2003.

CW3 Quinlan was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, when his helicopter crashed during combat operations.