Newman, Gwilym Joseph
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Verified At 24, 1LT Newman, Gwilym Joseph of WALDORF, MD was serving with the ARMY, TROOP D, 2D SQUADRON, 8TH CAVALRY, 1 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on April 12, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, TROOP D, 2D SQUADRON, 8TH CAVALRY, 1 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, sent Newman, Gwilym Joseph of WALDORF, MD, then 24, ? 1LT ? to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on April 12, 2007 in BAGHDAD, 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: April 12, 2007. Hometown: WALDORF, MD.
Explore Further
Newman, Gwilym 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.
