Blount, William Anthony
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Verified COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 64TH ARMOR REGIMENT, 2 BCT, 3 ID, FORT STEWART, GA, ARMY ? SPC Blount, William Anthony (PETAL, MS), age 21, ? died in MOSUL, IRAQ on April 7, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Blount, William Anthony was 21 and from PETAL, MS when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 64TH ARMOR REGIMENT, 2 BCT, 3 ID, FORT STEWART, GA as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
Killed on April 7, 2010 in MOSUL, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Blount, William Anthony was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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 COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 64TH ARMOR REGIMENT, 2 BCT, 3 ID, FORT STEWART, GA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Blount, William Anthony 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.
