Davis, Raphael Saptian
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Verified At 24, SPC Davis, Raphael Saptian of TUTWILER, MS was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY B 223RD ENGINEER BATTALION, CALHOUN CITY, MS 38916, when he died in TAMPA, IRAQ on December 2, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SPC Davis, Raphael Saptian, from TUTWILER, MS, at age 24, with COMPANY B 223RD ENGINEER BATTALION, CALHOUN CITY, MS 38916, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
On December 2, 2003, he died in TAMPA, 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.
TUTWILER, MS is where Davis, Raphael Saptian came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Davis, Raphael Saptian 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.
