Lewis, Joel William
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Verified SGT Lewis, Joel William, age 28, of SANDIA PARK, NM ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 5TH BATTALION, 20TH INFANTRY, 3BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, ? died on May 6, 2007 in BAQUBAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? COMPANY A, 5TH BATTALION, 20TH INFANTRY, 3BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA ? serving as SGT, Lewis, Joel William was 28 and came from SANDIA PARK, NM.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on May 6, 2007 in BAQUBAH, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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
Lewis, Joel William 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.
