Nordmeyer, Zachary Ray
At 21, CPL Nordmeyer, Zachary Ray of INDIANAPOLIS, IN was serving with the ARMY, TROOP A, 5TH SQUADRON, 1ST CAVALRY, 1ST SBCT, 25TH ID, FORT WAINWRIGHT, AK, when he died in BALAD, IRAQ on February 23, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Nordmeyer, Zachary Ray of INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 21 years old, served in the ARMY with TROOP A, 5TH SQUADRON, 1ST CAVALRY, 1ST SBCT, 25TH ID, FORT WAINWRIGHT, AK at the rank of CPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
On February 23, 2009, the ARMY lost CPL Nordmeyer, Zachary Ray in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 21. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
In the later years of OIF, the surge had reduced violence significantly. But Americans continued to die ? IEDs, snipers, crashes ? as the mission shifted toward transition and withdrawal.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: February 23, 2009. Hometown: INDIANAPOLIS, IN.
Explore Further
Nordmeyer, Zachary Ray 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.