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Staff Sgt. Justin Michael

Case from Fort-hood, TX dated Nov 05, 2009

Victim Details

Justin Michael De Crow

Male

White / Caucasian

Fort-hood

TX

2009-11-05

32

Staff

Sgt. Justin Michael

07/21/2026

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Staff Sgt. Justin Michael DeCrow, aged 32, was one of the 13 victims killed in the tragic Fort Hood shooting on November 5, 2009. DeCrow, a Caucasian male from Evans, Georgia, was a satellite communications operator-maintainer who had recently been assigned to a Signal unit at Fort Hood. He was helping train soldiers on how to assist new veterans with paperwork at the time of the incident.

The shooter, Maj. Nidal Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, opened fire in the Soldier Readiness Processing ...
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  • Military Wiki: Fort Hood shooting
  • The Washington Times: Family, friends mourn Fort Hood victims
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