Montenegro, Alphonso Junior Ii
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Verified At 22, SGT Montenegro, Alphonso Junior Ii of FAR ROCKAWAY, NY was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 26TH INFANTRY, SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on June 21, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SGT Montenegro, Alphonso Junior Ii, from FAR ROCKAWAY, NY, at age 22, with COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 26TH INFANTRY, SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
Killed on June 21, 2007 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Montenegro, Alphonso Junior Ii was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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 members of COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 26TH INFANTRY, SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Montenegro, Alphonso Junior Ii 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.
