Battles, Michael
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Verified SFC Battles, Michael, age 38, of SAN ANTONIO, TX ? Active Duty, ARMY, B BATTERY, 1ST BN, 21ST FA, 1ST CAVALRY DIV, FORT HOOD, TX 76544, ? died on October 28, 2004 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, B BATTERY, 1ST BN, 21ST FA, 1ST CAVALRY DIV, FORT HOOD, TX 76544, sent Battles, Michael of SAN ANTONIO, TX, then 38, ? SFC ? to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on October 28, 2004 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.
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
Battles, Michael 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.
