CHAMBERSBURG, Pa.– On March 13, Letterkenny Army Depot announced the death of Pfc. Krystofer Lopez, a U.S. Army Soldier at the installation.
The viewing and funeral service for Lopez will be on Saturday, March 28, at Biglerville High School, located at 161 N. Main St., Biglerville, Pennsylvania. The viewing will start at 10 a.m., and the funeral service will begin at 1 p.m.
Pfc. Krystofer Lopez, 18, of Biglerville, Pennsylvania, died from wounds sustained during a training incident while on duty on March 12. Lopez received immediate medical attention on-site and then transferred to WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital for further evaluation and treatment. The incident is currently under investigation by the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division.
Lopez served as a 31B/military police officer for the LEAD Directorate of Emergency Services Law Enforcement Division. He was a Personnel Force Innovation member assigned to the 947th Quartermaster Company, a tenant unit based out of Letterkenny Army Depot. PFI is a Department of War program that provides voluntary, active-duty, Title 10 orders to Guard and Reserve soldiers. It acts as a bridge to fill critical, non-permanent or surge-capacity needs within defense agencies.
In recognition of his dedicated service and sacrifice, Pfc. Lopez was posthumously promoted to the rank of Specialist.
Any media with queries or planning to attend the service, should contact LEAD Public Affairs Officer, Todd Wivell, at 253-229-4515
Letterkenny Army Depot is the Army’s premier professional organic maintenance facility that provides overhaul, repair and modifications for tactical missile air defense and space systems, electric power generation equipment and various military vehicles, support systems and protection programs. LEAD is a subordinate of U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command and is the Air and Missile Defense and Long Range Precision Fires depot, supporting systems for the Department of Defense, foreign partners and industry. Letterkenny Army Depot, established in 1942, is a government-owned and -operated industrial installation located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
