Gottfried, Richard Steven

Also known as: SFC, HHC, DIVISION SUPPORT COMMAND (1ST ID), APO AE 09301

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMarch 9, 2004

Age42 years old

Location of DeathTAMPA, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In TAMPA, IRAQ on March 9, 2004, the ARMY lost SFC Gottfried, Richard Steven of LAKE OZARK, MO, 42, serving with HHC, DIVISION SUPPORT COMMAND (1ST ID), APO AE 09301. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Gottfried, Richard Steven of LAKE OZARK, MO, 42 years old, served in the ARMY with HHC, DIVISION SUPPORT COMMAND (1ST ID), APO AE 09301 at the rank of SFC ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

March 9, 2004 ? Gottfried, Richard Steven died in TAMPA, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2004.

In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: March 9, 2004. Hometown: LAKE OZARK, MO.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Gottfried, Richard Steven 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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