Polk, Johnny Roosevelt
SFC Polk, Johnny Roosevelt, age 39, of GULFPORT, MS ? Active Duty, ARMY, HHB, 3D BATTALION, 82D FIELD ARTILLERY, 2 BCT, 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION, FORT HOOD, TX, ? died on July 25, 2009 in LANDSTUHL (LRMC), GERMANY. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Polk, Johnny Roosevelt was 39 and from GULFPORT, MS when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, HHB, 3D BATTALION, 82D FIELD ARTILLERY, 2 BCT, 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION, FORT HOOD, TX as SFC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
The date recorded for his death: July 25, 2009. Location: LANDSTUHL (LRMC), GERMANY. Cause: HOSTILE.
In the later years of OIF, the surge had reduced violence significantly. But Americans continued to die ? IEDs, snipers, crashes ? as the mission shifted toward transition and withdrawal.
GULFPORT, MS is where Polk, Johnny Roosevelt came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
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Polk, Johnny Roosevelt 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.