Leach, Patrick Daniel

Also known as: CW4, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 151ST AVIATION, EASTOVER, SC 29044

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 9, 2004

Age39 years old

Location of DeathMOSUL, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In MOSUL, IRAQ on December 9, 2004, the ARMY lost CW4 Leach, Patrick Daniel of ROCK HILL, SC, 39, serving with COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 151ST AVIATION, EASTOVER, SC 29044.

Their Story

Serving as CW4 Leach, Patrick Daniel, from ROCK HILL, SC, at age 39, with COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 151ST AVIATION, EASTOVER, SC 29044, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.

He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on December 9, 2004 in MOSUL, IRAQ.

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: December 9, 2004. Hometown: ROCK HILL, SC.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Leach, Patrick Daniel 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.

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