Block, Kamisha Jane

Also known as: SPC, 401ST MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 720TH MP BATTALION, 89TH MP BDE, FORT HOOD, TX

Combatant

Female Verified

DiedAugust 16, 2007

Age20 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on August 16, 2007, the ARMY lost SPC Block, Kamisha Jane of VIDOR, TX, 20, serving with 401ST MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 720TH MP BATTALION, 89TH MP BDE, FORT HOOD, TX.

Their Story

Block, Kamisha Jane was 20 and from VIDOR, TX when she joined the Active Duty, ARMY, 401ST MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 720TH MP BATTALION, 89TH MP BDE, FORT HOOD, TX as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take her life.

The date recorded for her death: August 16, 2007. Location: BAGHDAD, IRAQ.

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.

The ARMY recorded her death in the line of duty. Her name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Block, Kamisha Jane 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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