Senior Airman Benjamin Daniel White
Born on October 16, 2024
Died on June 9, 2024 near Forward Operating Base Jackson, Afghanistan
Senior Airman Benjamin D. White of Erwin, Tennessee, grew up in Johnson City and was a 2004 graduate of Science Hill High School. He went on to attend East Tennessee State University until enlisting in the Air Force in July of 2006. A man of Christ, Benjamin was serving as a medic. He faithfully stood by the Pararescueman’s oath “It is my duty as a Pararescueman to save life and to aid the injured. I will be prepared at all times to perform my assigned duties quickly and efficiently, placing these duties before personal desires and comforts. These Things I do So Others May Live.” Assigned to the 48th Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona, his unit was responsible for casualty evacuation and he would parachute into danger zones to rescue the wounded. He asked his family and friends back home to pray for our troops, never letting on how dangerous a duty he had, he was always more concerned about others. Ben died in a helicopter crash. He was survived by his Fiancée, Ashley L. Stanley (pictured with Ben here); Father, Anthony Curtis White and wife, Jennifer Lynn; Mother, Brenda A. Shelton-Logozo and husband, Frank; Brothers, Mark Anthony, Zachary Luke and Anthony Evan White; Sister, Laura R. White; and Grandparents, Curtis Buford White, Jan Daye and Steven McCarty.
Benjamin was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery in Tennessee.
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