Parker, Daniel Ray
On August 12, 2003, the ARMY lost PFC Parker, Daniel Ray of LAKE ELSINORE, CA in MOSUL, IRAQ. He was 18.
Their Story
The ARMY, BATTERY B 2D BATTALION 44TH AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY, FORT CAMPBELL, KY 42223, sent Parker, Daniel Ray of LAKE ELSINORE, CA, then 18, ? PFC ? to Iraq.
On August 12, 2003, he died in MOSUL, IRAQ. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.
The ARMY recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Parker, Daniel 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.