Basham, Robert Joseph
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Verified SSG Basham, Robert Joseph, 22, a native of KENOSHA, WI, died serving in the National Guard, ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 161ST FIELD ARTILLERY, WATERTOWN, WI, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 14, 2007.
Their Story
Basham, Robert Joseph of KENOSHA, WI, 22 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 161ST FIELD ARTILLERY, WATERTOWN, WI at the rank of SSG ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
On April 14, 2007, he died in DOHA, QATAR. 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.
KENOSHA, WI is where Basham, Robert 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
Basham, Robert 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.
