SFC Matthew Quinn McClintock US Army

SFC Matthew Q. McClintock, is a Special Forces Engineer Sergeant assigned to Operational Detachment Alpha 9115, A Company, 1st Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne). Matthew McClintock is a native of Tacoma, WA, volunteered for military service and entered the Army in September, 2006 as an Infantryman. After One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, GA he was assigned to A Company, 2-7 Cavalry Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, in March, 2007 as an Infantryman.

He deployed with A Company, 2-7 Cavalry Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division to Mosul, Iraq from March, 2007 to December, 2007. Upon returning he was part of the reflagging of4th Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division to 4th Brigade of the 1st Armored Division. Following Special Forces Assessment and Selection, he was assigned to 4th Student Battalion at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. Upon graduating from the Special Forces course as a Special Forces Engineer Sergeant, he was assigned to ODA 1411, A Company, 4th Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group. He deployed on Joint Combined Exchange Training mission to Thailand and the Philippines. He deployed to Afghanistan from September 2012 to May 2013 as part of ODA 1411. He left active duty in August 2014. He joined the National Guard and was assigned to ODA 2315, A Company, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group until March 2015. He transferred from 20th Special Forces Group to ODA 9115, A Company, 1st Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group in March 2015.

Matthew McClintock’s military education includes the Infantry One Station Unit Training, Airborne School, Special Forces Engineer Course, Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape School, Special Operations Terminal Attack Controller Course, and HAZMAT course.

His awards and decorations include the Silver Star (Posthumous), Bronze Star (Posthumous), Purple Heart (Posthumous), Army Commendation Medal (2nd Award), Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal (2nd Award), National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, Iraqi Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (2nd Award), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (2nd Award), NATO Medal, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Special Forces Tab, and Parachutists Badge.

He is survived by his wife, Alexandra McClintock and son Declan McClintock of Tacoma, WA, his father and step-mother, George Burns (Sonny) & Rumi McClintock III, of Jacksonville, FL, his mother, Joyce Montoya-Helgesen, of Albuquerque, NM, and his brother, Kevin Williams, Grandparents, Gilbert Montoya and Cecilia Montoya. Aunt Georgia Montoya, Uncle Roman Montoya, Aunt and husband, Sarah (Jeff) Boyce of Chillicothe, OH, uncle and wife, John Robert (Susie) McClintock of Bidwell, OH, cousins: Marisa Montoya, Alex Montoya, Victor Serecerez, Mitchell McClintock, Bradley Cummings, and Vanessa Cummings. He was preceded in death by his Grandparents George Burns & Helen Maxine (Viers) McClintock, Jr.

Arrangements under the direction of Murphy Funeral Homes, Arlington, VA.