Newman, William Nathaniel
Male
Verified 15TH CIVIL ENGINEER SQUADRON, HICKAM AFB, HI, AIR FORCE ? SRA Newman, William Nathaniel (KINGSTON SPRINGS, TN), age 23, ? died in NEAR BALAD AB, IRAQ on June 7, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SRA Newman, William Nathaniel, 23 years old, grew up in KINGSTON SPRINGS, TN and served as Active Duty in the AIR FORCE with 15TH CIVIL ENGINEER SQUADRON, HICKAM AFB, HI during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The date recorded for his death: June 7, 2007. Location: NEAR BALAD AB, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
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.
The AIR FORCE classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Newman, William Nathaniel 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.
