Knox, Rene Jr
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Verified On February 13, 2005, the ARMY lost SGT Knox, Rene Jr of NEW ORLEANS, LA in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 22.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? C TROOP, 5TH SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY, 3D INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT STEWART, GA ? serving as SGT, Knox, Rene Jr was 22 and came from NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Killed on February 13, 2005 in BALAD, IRAQ, Knox, Rene Jr 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.
The members of C TROOP, 5TH SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY, 3D INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT STEWART, GA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Knox, Rene 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.
