Nelson, Christopher Joseph
Male
Verified COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 38TH INFANTRY, 4 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, ARMY ? CPL Nelson, Christopher Joseph (ROCHESTER, WA), age 22, ? died in BALAD, IRAQ on November 18, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From ROCHESTER, WA, CPL Nelson, Christopher Joseph, serving with COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 38TH INFANTRY, 4 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, was 22 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on November 18, 2007 in BALAD, IRAQ, from 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: November 18, 2007. Hometown: ROCHESTER, WA.
Explore Further
Nelson, Christopher Joseph 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.
