Derenda, Robert Valerian

Also known as: SFC, 1ST BRIGADE, 98TH DIVISION (MNC-I), PENNSAUKEN, NJ

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedAugust 5, 2005

Age42 years old

Location of DeathRUBI' AH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On August 5, 2005, the ARMY lost SFC Derenda, Robert Valerian of LEDBETTER, KY in RUBI' AH, IRAQ. He was 42. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Derenda, Robert Valerian of LEDBETTER, KY, 42 years old, served in the ARMY with 1ST BRIGADE, 98TH DIVISION (MNC-I), PENNSAUKEN, NJ at the rank of SFC ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on August 5, 2005 in RUBI' AH, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: August 5, 2005. Hometown: LEDBETTER, KY.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Derenda, Robert Valerian 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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