Pellegrini, Gennaro Jr

Also known as: SPC, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 111TH INFANTRY (TF LIBERTY), PHILADELPHIA, PA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedAugust 9, 2005

Age31 years old

Location of DeathBAYJI, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

National Guard, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 111TH INFANTRY (TF LIBERTY), PHILADELPHIA, PA, SPC Pellegrini, Gennaro Jr of PHILADELPHIA, PA, 31, died in BAYJI, IRAQ on August 9, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Pellegrini, Gennaro Jr was 31 and from PHILADELPHIA, PA when he joined the National Guard, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 111TH INFANTRY (TF LIBERTY), PHILADELPHIA, PA as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

August 9, 2005 ? Pellegrini, Gennaro Jr died in BAYJI, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2005.

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 ARMY 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.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Pellegrini, Gennaro 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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