Evans, Blake William
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Verified SGT Evans, Blake William, 24, a native of ROCKFORD, IL, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 2D BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY, 1 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on May 25, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Evans, Blake William was 24 and from ROCKFORD, IL when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 2D BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY, 1 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY as SGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on May 25, 2008 in BALAD, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
In the later years of OIF, the surge had reduced violence significantly. But Americans continued to die ? IEDs, snipers, crashes ? as the mission shifted toward transition and withdrawal.
The ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Evans, Blake William 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.
