Allers, William Alvin Iii
From LEITCHFIELD, KY, SSG Allers, William Alvin Iii served with the ARMY, 617TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, RICHMOND, KY, and died on September 20, 2005 in AL MIQDADIYAH, IRAQ. He was 28. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Allers, William Alvin Iii of LEITCHFIELD, KY, 28 years old, served in the ARMY with 617TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, RICHMOND, KY at the rank of SSG ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
September 20, 2005 ? Allers, William Alvin Iii died in AL MIQDADIYAH, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2005.
The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.
The ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Allers, William Alvin Iii was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.