Dumas, Joseph Claude Jr

Also known as: CPL, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 22D INFANTRY, 1 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedOctober 17, 2006

Age25 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On October 17, 2006, the ARMY lost CPL Dumas, Joseph Claude Jr of NEW ORLEANS, LA in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 25. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Dumas, Joseph Claude Jr was 25 and from NEW ORLEANS, LA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 22D INFANTRY, 1 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX as CPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

Killed on October 17, 2006 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Dumas, Joseph Claude Jr was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: October 17, 2006. Hometown: NEW ORLEANS, LA.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Dumas, Joseph Claude 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.

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