Oaks, Donald Samuel Jr

Also known as: SGT, BATTERY C, 3D BATTALION, 13TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT SILL, OK 73503

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedApril 3, 2003

Age20 years old

Location of DeathIraq

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On April 3, 2003, the ARMY lost SGT Oaks, Donald Samuel Jr of ERIE, PA in Iraq. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Serving as SGT Oaks, Donald Samuel Jr, from ERIE, PA, at age 20, with BATTERY C, 3D BATTALION, 13TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT SILL, OK 73503, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.

April 3, 2003 ? Oaks, Donald Samuel Jr died in Iraq, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2003.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: April 3, 2003. Hometown: ERIE, PA.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Oaks, Donald Samuel Jr 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.

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