Baines, Joe Luis
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Verified At 19, PFC Baines, Joe Luis of NEWARK, NJ was serving with the ARMY, TROOP C, 1ST SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in TAJI, IRAQ on December 16, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as PFC Baines, Joe Luis, from NEWARK, NJ, at age 19, with TROOP C, 1ST SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
On December 16, 2006, he died in TAJI, 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.
The members of TROOP C, 1ST SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Baines, Joe Luis 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.
