NEWwbztv-small wbz-am-small 985-small mytv38web2

Local

Marine From Groton Killed In Afghanistan

View Comments
(photo credit: Lowell Sun)

William Woitowicz was killed in Afghanistan in June 2011. (photo credit: Lowell Sun)

BOSTON (CBS) – A Marine from Groton has been killed in action in Afghanistan, according to Pentagon officials.

Corporal William Woitowicz was 23 years old. He was assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command

The Pentagon says he was killed conducting combat operations in Afghanistan on Tuesday.

Woitowicz was a 2007 graduate f Groton-Dunstable High School.

View Comments
  • emom

    OMG… he looks like a 16 year,, so sad, so young,,,,,, My heart goes out to the family

  • Cpl C

    Woita, You were the best among us.. it shouldn’t have been you. We’ll always remember who you were and what you stood for.

    No breaks brother.. not even now.

    Semper Fidelis

  • http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/06/14/service-held-for-fallen-marine-from-groton/ Service Held For Fallen Marine From Groton « CBS Boston

    [...] Related tags Afghanistan, Fallen Marine, Groton, Groton-Dunstable High School, Marines, William Woitowicz var addthis_product = 'wpp-257'; var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};if (typeof(addthis_share) == "undefined"){ var addthis_share = { templates: { twitter: "{{title}} {{url}}" } }; }GROTON (AP) — The small town of Groton is paying final respects to a local Marine killed in Afghanistan. [...]

blog comments powered by Disqus
Listen Live!

Your Comments

Follow CBS Boston

Select a Live Stream