Delgado Arroyo, Jose Alberto
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Verified Sergeant Jose Alberto Delgado Arroyo, 41, of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, was a U.S. Army National Guard soldier killed in Taji, Iraq, on January 2, 2011.
Their Story
Jose Alberto Delgado Arroyo was a 41-year-old sergeant from Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. He served with the Puerto Rico Army National Guard's 1013th Engineer (Sapper) Company, 130th Engineer Battalion, 101st Troop Command, based in Aguadilla.
According to U.S. Department of Defense records, Delgado Arroyo died on January 2, 2011, in Taji, Iraq. The official casualty report listed the cause as hostile action, though specific details of the incident were not publicly released in initial announcements.
His death occurred during Operation New Dawn, the U.S. military operation in Iraq that succeeded Operation Iraqi Freedom. The operation, which formally began on September 1, 2010, focused on advising and assisting Iraqi security forces as U.S. combat troops withdrew. The period was marked by continued insurgent attacks against remaining U.S. personnel and Iraqi targets.
The Pentagon notified his next of kin following the incident. He was one of at least 54 U.S. service members killed during Operation New Dawn, which lasted until the final withdrawal of U.S. forces in December 2011.
Delgado Arroyo is memorialized on the Iraq War section of the Puerto Rico Veterans Memorial and in the U.S. Army's official casualty lists. His unit, the 1013th Engineer Company, specializes in sapper operations, including demolition, fortification, and route clearance.
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Jose Alberto Delgado Arroyo was killed during Operation New Dawn (2010?2011). The conflict concluded in December 2011 with the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Jenkins, Phillip Chad, Mcclamrock, James Fleet, Hansen, James Arthur, Burner, John Franklin Iii.
