Beardsley, William Joseph
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Verified HHC, 260TH QUARTERMASTER PETROLEUM SUPPORT BATTALION, HUNTER AAF, GA, ARMY ? SSG Beardsley, William Joseph (COON RAPIDS, MN), age 25, ? died in DIWANIYAH, IRAQ on February 27, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SSG Beardsley, William Joseph, 25 years old, grew up in COON RAPIDS, MN and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with HHC, 260TH QUARTERMASTER PETROLEUM SUPPORT BATTALION, HUNTER AAF, GA during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The date recorded for his death: February 27, 2007. Location: DIWANIYAH, IRAQ. Cause: 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.
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
Beardsley, William 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.
