Martinez, Francisco

Also known as: SSG, B DETACHMENT, 82D SOLDIER SUPPORT BATTALION, FORT BRAGG, NC 28306

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedNovember 4, 2003

Age28 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On November 4, 2003, the ARMY lost SSG Martinez, Francisco of PUNTA SANTIAGO, PR in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 28. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Martinez, Francisco was 28 and from PUNTA SANTIAGO, PR when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, B DETACHMENT, 82D SOLDIER SUPPORT BATTALION, FORT BRAGG, NC 28306 as SSG. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

On November 4, 2003, he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.

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: November 4, 2003. Hometown: PUNTA SANTIAGO, PR.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Martinez, Francisco 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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