Benson, Robert Theodore

Also known as: SPC, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION / 35TH ARMOR, APO AE 09340

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedNovember 5, 2003

Age20 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION / 35TH ARMOR, APO AE 09340, ARMY ? SPC Benson, Robert Theodore (SPOKANE, WA), age 20, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on November 5, 2003.

Their Story

Benson, Robert Theodore was 20 and from SPOKANE, WA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION / 35TH ARMOR, APO AE 09340 as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

The date recorded for his death: November 5, 2003. Location: BAGHDAD, IRAQ.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: November 5, 2003. Hometown: SPOKANE, WA.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Benson, Robert Theodore 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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