Tyler R Kreinz
Date of Death: 06/18/2011
Age:
Incident Location: Uruzagan province, Afghanistan
Hometown: Beloit
Branch of Service: Army
Unit: 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Unit Base: Baumholder, Germany
Specialist Tyler R. Kreinz died June 18, 2011, in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan of injuries suffered during a vehicle roll-over. He and three other soldiers who died in the same incident were assigned to the 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Baumholder, Germany.
Tyler's father, David Kreinz, said his son was just a youngster when terrorists attacked on 9/11. “Being a 12-year-old kid, that opened up his eyes so much,” Kreinz said. “That’s all he talked about, was being in the military. I tried to talk him out of it hundreds of times, but he’s my son and I’ve got to help him achieve his dreams.”
Kreinz said his son joined the Army shortly after graduating from Beloit Memorial High School in 2008. “He excelled in school and in any sport he was in, whether it was football or kickboxing,” Kreinz said. “And he was a perfect gentleman.”
Kreinz said his son loved hunting, fishing and the outdoors in general and had planned to attend the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point following his military service, and study conservation.
“He wanted to serve in the military first before he went to college. There wasn’t anything I could do to talk him out of it, so I had to back him up on it,” he said.
Tyler's father, David Kreinz, said his son was just a youngster when terrorists attacked on 9/11. “Being a 12-year-old kid, that opened up his eyes so much,” Kreinz said. “That’s all he talked about, was being in the military. I tried to talk him out of it hundreds of times, but he’s my son and I’ve got to help him achieve his dreams.”
Kreinz said his son joined the Army shortly after graduating from Beloit Memorial High School in 2008. “He excelled in school and in any sport he was in, whether it was football or kickboxing,” Kreinz said. “And he was a perfect gentleman.”
Kreinz said his son loved hunting, fishing and the outdoors in general and had planned to attend the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point following his military service, and study conservation.
“He wanted to serve in the military first before he went to college. There wasn’t anything I could do to talk him out of it, so I had to back him up on it,” he said.