Edens, William Anthony

Also known as: 1LT, COMPANY A, 1ST BN, 5TH INFANTRY, 1ST BCT, 25TH ID(MNB-NW), FORT LEWIS, WA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedApril 28, 2005

Age29 years old

Location of DeathTAL AFAR, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

COMPANY A, 1ST BN, 5TH INFANTRY, 1ST BCT, 25TH ID(MNB-NW), FORT LEWIS, WA, ARMY ? 1LT Edens, William Anthony (COLUMBIA, MO), age 29, ? died in TAL AFAR, IRAQ on April 28, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

A Reserve member of the ARMY ? COMPANY A, 1ST BN, 5TH INFANTRY, 1ST BCT, 25TH ID(MNB-NW), FORT LEWIS, WA ? serving as 1LT, Edens, William Anthony was 29 and came from COLUMBIA, MO.

Killed on April 28, 2005 in TAL AFAR, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Edens, William Anthony 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: April 28, 2005. Hometown: COLUMBIA, MO.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Edens, William Anthony 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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