Arizola, Roberto Jr

Also known as: SGT, B CO, 297TH MIL INTEL BN, (525 MI BDE), XVIII ABN CORPS, FORT GORDON, GA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJune 8, 2005

Age31 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

Reserve, ARMY, B CO, 297TH MIL INTEL BN, (525 MI BDE), XVIII ABN CORPS, FORT GORDON, GA, SGT Arizola, Roberto Jr of LAREDO, TX, 31, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on June 8, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

SGT Arizola, Roberto Jr, 31 years old, grew up in LAREDO, TX and served as Reserve in the ARMY with B CO, 297TH MIL INTEL BN, (525 MI BDE), XVIII ABN CORPS, FORT GORDON, GA during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

On June 8, 2005, he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: June 8, 2005. Hometown: LAREDO, TX.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Arizola, Roberto Jr 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.

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