Arellano, James Joseph
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Verified At 19, PFC Arellano, James Joseph of CHEYENNE, WY was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 67TH ARMOR, 2D BCT, (4ID), FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on August 17, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Arellano, James Joseph was 19 and from CHEYENNE, WY when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 67TH ARMOR, 2D BCT, (4ID), FORT HOOD, TX as PFC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on August 17, 2006 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
CHEYENNE, WY is where Arellano, James Joseph came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Arellano, James Joseph 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.
