Johnson, Paul Joseph
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Verified SSG Johnson, Paul Joseph, 29, a native of CALUMET, MI, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A 1ST BN 505TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, FORT BRAGG, NC 28310, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on October 20, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SSG Johnson, Paul Joseph, from CALUMET, MI, at age 29, with COMPANY A 1ST BN 505TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, FORT BRAGG, NC 28310, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
On October 20, 2003, the ARMY lost SSG Johnson, Paul Joseph in AL FALLUJAH, IRAQ. He was 29. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
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: October 20, 2003. Hometown: CALUMET, MI.
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Johnson, Paul Joseph 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.
