Casanova, Jose Jr
From EAST LOS ANGELES, CA, PFC Casanova, Jose Jr served with the ARMY, HHC 1ST BATTALION, 325TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, FORT BRAGG, NC 28307, and died on October 13, 2003 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 23.
Their Story
Serving as PFC Casanova, Jose Jr, from EAST LOS ANGELES, CA, at age 23, with HHC 1ST BATTALION, 325TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, FORT BRAGG, NC 28307, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
October 13, 2003 ? Casanova, Jose Jr died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2003.
In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: October 13, 2003. Hometown: EAST LOS ANGELES, CA.
Explore Further
Casanova, Jose Jr 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.