Kaufman, Charles Anthony
From FAIRCHILD, WI, SPC Kaufman, Charles Anthony served with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 128TH INFANTRY, ARCADIA, WI, and died on June 26, 2005 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Kaufman, Charles Anthony was 20 and from FAIRCHILD, WI when he joined the National Guard, ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 128TH INFANTRY, ARCADIA, WI as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
June 26, 2005 ? Kaufman, Charles Anthony died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2005.
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
Kaufman, Charles Anthony 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.