Howdeshell, William Robert
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Verified At 37, SGT Howdeshell, William Robert of NORFOLK, VA was serving with the ARMY, TROOP A, 5TH SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY, FORT STEWART, GA, when he died in SAQLIWIYAH, IRAQ on July 26, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Howdeshell, William Robert was 37 and from NORFOLK, VA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP A, 5TH SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY, FORT STEWART, GA as SGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on July 26, 2007 in SAQLIWIYAH, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: July 26, 2007. Hometown: NORFOLK, VA.
Explore Further
Howdeshell, William Robert 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.
