Bloem, Nicholas William Baart

Also known as: LCPL, B CO, 4TH RECON BN, 4TH MAR DIV, BILLINGS, MT

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedAugust 3, 2005

Age20 years old

Location of DeathBARWANAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In BARWANAH, IRAQ on August 3, 2005, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Bloem, Nicholas William Baart of BELGRADE, MT, 20, serving with B CO, 4TH RECON BN, 4TH MAR DIV, BILLINGS, MT. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

A Reserve member of the MARINE CORPS ? B CO, 4TH RECON BN, 4TH MAR DIV, BILLINGS, MT ? serving as LCPL, Bloem, Nicholas William Baart was 20 and came from BELGRADE, MT.

He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on August 3, 2005 in BARWANAH, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: August 3, 2005. Hometown: BELGRADE, MT.

Sources & References

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

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Bloem, Nicholas William Baart 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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