Mele, John William
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Verified At 25, SGT Mele, John William of BUNNELL, FL was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY E, 1ST BATTALION, 30TH INFANTRY, FORT STEWART, GA, when he died in ARAB JABOUR, IRAQ on September 14, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SGT Mele, John William, 25 years old, grew up in BUNNELL, FL and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with COMPANY E, 1ST BATTALION, 30TH INFANTRY, FORT STEWART, GA during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
September 14, 2007 ? Mele, John William died in ARAB JABOUR, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2007.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: September 14, 2007. Hometown: BUNNELL, FL.
Explore Further
Mele, John 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.
