Blankenbecler, James David
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Verified From ALEXANDRIA, VA, CSM Blankenbecler, James David served with the ARMY, HHC 1ST BATTALION 44TH AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY, FORT HOOD, TX 76544, and died on October 1, 2003 in SAMARRA LOOP, IRAQ. He was 40. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Blankenbecler, James David of ALEXANDRIA, VA, 40 years old, served in the ARMY with HHC 1ST BATTALION 44TH AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY, FORT HOOD, TX 76544 at the rank of CSM ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
On October 1, 2003, he died in SAMARRA LOOP, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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 members of HHC 1ST BATTALION 44TH AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY, FORT HOOD, TX 76544 who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Blankenbecler, James David 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.
