SGT Nickolas A. Mueller

26 October 2009, Afghanistan

160th SOAR

A native of Little Chute, Wisconsin, Sergeant Nickolas A. Mueller was killed on 26 October 2009 in Darreh-Ye Bum, Afghanistan, when his MH-47 Chinook crashed during a combat operation.

Mueller enlisted in the Army as a Medium Helicopter Repairer in June 2004. After Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training, he was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea. In 2007, he completed Green Platoon and joined 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, as a Flight Engineer.

SGT Mueller was supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM at the time of his death.