Pearce, Joshua Michael
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Verified SPC Pearce, Joshua Michael, 21, a native of GUYMON, OK, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 1ST INFANTRY, 172D SBCT (101ST), FORT WAINWRIGHT, AK, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on February 26, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Pearce, Joshua Michael of GUYMON, OK, 21 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 1ST INFANTRY, 172D SBCT (101ST), FORT WAINWRIGHT, AK at the rank of SPC ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
On February 26, 2006, he died in MOSUL, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
The members of COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 1ST INFANTRY, 172D SBCT (101ST), FORT WAINWRIGHT, AK who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Pearce, Joshua Michael 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.
