Henkes, Richard Joseph Ii

Also known as: SFC, COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 3D INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedSeptember 3, 2006

Age32 years old

Location of DeathMOSUL, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In MOSUL, IRAQ on September 3, 2006, the ARMY lost SFC Henkes, Richard Joseph Ii of MILWAUKIE, OR, 32, serving with COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 3D INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Henkes, Richard Joseph Ii of MILWAUKIE, OR, 32 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 3D INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA at the rank of SFC ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

Killed on September 3, 2006 in MOSUL, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Henkes, Richard Joseph Ii 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.

MILWAUKIE, OR is where Henkes, Richard Joseph Ii came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Henkes, Richard Joseph 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.

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