Joshua, Ron Joseph Jr
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Verified On July 17, 2007, the ARMY lost PFC Joshua, Ron Joseph Jr of AUSTIN, TX in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 19. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? 401ST MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 92D MILITARY POLICE BATTALION, FORT HOOD, TX ? serving as PFC, Joshua, Ron Joseph Jr was 19 and came from AUSTIN, TX.
July 17, 2007 ? Joshua, Ron Joseph Jr died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2007.
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
Joshua, Ron Joseph Jr 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.
