Naputi, Richard Junior De Gracia
Male
Verified ENGINEER CO, 1ST BN, 15TH INFANTRY, 3D BCT (TF BAGHDAD), FORT BENNING, GA, ARMY ? SPC Naputi, Richard Junior De Gracia (TALOFOFO, GU), age 24, ? died in TAJI, IRAQ on December 20, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From TALOFOFO, GU, SPC Naputi, Richard Junior De Gracia, serving with ENGINEER CO, 1ST BN, 15TH INFANTRY, 3D BCT (TF BAGHDAD), FORT BENNING, GA, was 24 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
Killed on December 20, 2005 in TAJI, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Naputi, Richard Junior De Gracia was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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.
TALOFOFO, GU is where Naputi, Richard Junior De Gracia came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Naputi, Richard Junior De Gracia 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.
