Esposito, Phillip Thomas

Also known as: CPT, HHC, 42D INFANTRY DIVISION, TROY, NY

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJune 8, 2005

Age30 years old

Location of DeathTIKRIT, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On June 8, 2005, the ARMY lost CPT Esposito, Phillip Thomas of SUFFERN, NY in TIKRIT, IRAQ. He was 30.

Their Story

Esposito, Phillip Thomas was 30 and from SUFFERN, NY when he joined the National Guard, ARMY, HHC, 42D INFANTRY DIVISION, TROY, NY as CPT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

Killed on June 8, 2005 in TIKRIT, IRAQ, Esposito, Phillip Thomas 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.

The ARMY recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Esposito, Phillip Thomas 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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