Leisten, Ken Willy

Also known as: SPC, B COMPANY, 2D BATTALION, 162D INFANTRY (1CD) , CORVALLIS, OR 97330-2599

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJuly 28, 2004

Age20 years old

Location of DeathTAJI, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

National Guard, ARMY, B COMPANY, 2D BATTALION, 162D INFANTRY (1CD) , CORVALLIS, OR 97330-2599, SPC Leisten, Ken Willy of CORNELIUS, OR, 20, died in TAJI, IRAQ on July 28, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

The ARMY, B COMPANY, 2D BATTALION, 162D INFANTRY (1CD) , CORVALLIS, OR 97330-2599, sent Leisten, Ken Willy of CORNELIUS, OR, then 20, ? SPC ? to Iraq.

He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on July 28, 2004 in TAJI, IRAQ, from 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.

CORNELIUS, OR is where Leisten, Ken Willy came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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Explore Further

Leisten, Ken Willy 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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