Pirtle, James Heath
Male
Verified In BALAD, IRAQ on October 4, 2003, the ARMY lost SPC Pirtle, James Heath of LA MESA, NM, 27, serving with COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 8TH INFANTRY, FORT HOOD, TX 76544. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SPC Pirtle, James Heath, 27 years old, grew up in LA MESA, NM and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 8TH INFANTRY, FORT HOOD, TX 76544 during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On October 4, 2003, he died in BALAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. 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 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.
Explore Further
Pirtle, James Heath 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.
