The U.S. Army has identified Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, as one of two American service members killed in last week's Iranian ballistic missile strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. Gonzales was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, based in Germany. The identification updates earlier Israeli media reports that gave the name as 'Gonzalez.'
The U.S. Army has officially identified Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, as one of the two American service members killed in the July 17 Iranian ballistic missile and drone strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. Gonzales served with the 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, based in Germany. The identification, released Monday afternoon, confirms the Pentagon's earlier spelling of the name, which had been reported differently by Israeli media.
The Zioneer's coverage of the attack's aftermath began Saturday with reports of the strike and casualties. On Sunday at 06:44 Jerusalem, the Department of Defense named the two soldiers killed: 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Texas. Later that morning, Israeli media outlets reported the soldier's name as "Isabella Gonzalez" with a "z," a discrepancy that The Zioneer flagged. The Army's official identification now resolves that discrepancy, confirming the spelling "Gonzales."
The July 17 strike was the first direct Iranian ballistic missile attack on a U.S. base during the current escalation. As The Zioneer reported, CENTCOM later struck the exact launch point used in the attack, and the Pentagon has confirmed that the attack killed two soldiers and wounded dozens.
No further discrepancies remain regarding the identity of the two fallen soldiers; the second soldier, 1st Lt. Feehan, has been consistently identified.
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