Mendez Sanchez, Antonio
Male
Verified Active Duty, ARMY, 40TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, FORT LEWIS, WA, PFC Mendez Sanchez, Antonio of RINCON, PR, 22, died in KIRKURK, IRAQ on November 11, 2005.
Their Story
The ARMY, 40TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, FORT LEWIS, WA, sent Mendez Sanchez, Antonio of RINCON, PR, then 22, ? PFC ? to Iraq.
November 11, 2005 ? Mendez Sanchez, Antonio died in KIRKURK, IRAQ. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2005.
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 recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Mendez Sanchez, Antonio 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.
