Fuhrmann, Ray Michael Ii
From NOVATO, CA, SPC Fuhrmann, Ray Michael Ii served with the ARMY, HHC, 3D BATTALION, 69TH ARMOR, 3D ID, (TF LIBERTY), FORT STEWART, GA, and died on August 18, 2005 in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 28. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SPC Fuhrmann, Ray Michael Ii, from NOVATO, CA, at age 28, with HHC, 3D BATTALION, 69TH ARMOR, 3D ID, (TF LIBERTY), FORT STEWART, GA, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
August 18, 2005 ? Fuhrmann, Ray Michael Ii died in BALAD, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2005.
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 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
Fuhrmann, Ray Michael Ii 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.