Mattero, Joshua Paul
Male
Verified Active Duty, ARMY, 749TH ORDNANCE COMPANY, 63D OD (EOD) BN, 52D OD GROUP, ANDREWS AFB, MD, SSG Mattero, Joshua Paul of SAN DIEGO, CA, 29, died in BAQUBAH, IRAQ on July 24, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Mattero, Joshua Paul was 29 and from SAN DIEGO, CA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, 749TH ORDNANCE COMPANY, 63D OD (EOD) BN, 52D OD GROUP, ANDREWS AFB, MD as SSG. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
On July 24, 2007, the ARMY lost SSG Mattero, Joshua Paul in BAQUBAH, IRAQ. He was 29. The ARMY recorded the cause as 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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: July 24, 2007. Hometown: SAN DIEGO, CA.
Explore Further
Mattero, Joshua Paul 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.
