Phelps, Cote James

Also known as: CPL, HHC, 725TH BRIGADE SUPPORT BATTALION, FORT RICHARDSON, AK

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMay 17, 2007

Age20 years old

Location of DeathISKANDARIYA, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On May 17, 2007, the ARMY lost CPL Phelps, Cote James of KINGMAN, AZ in ISKANDARIYA, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

The ARMY, HHC, 725TH BRIGADE SUPPORT BATTALION, FORT RICHARDSON, AK, sent Phelps, Cote James of KINGMAN, AZ, then 20, ? CPL ? to Iraq.

On May 17, 2007, he died in ISKANDARIYA, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.

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: May 17, 2007. Hometown: KINGMAN, AZ.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Phelps, Cote James 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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