Powell, James Edward
From RADCLIFF, KY, SPC Powell, James Edward served with the ARMY, COMPANY B 1ST BATTALION 22ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, FORT HOOD, TX 76544, and died on October 12, 2003 in BAJI, IRAQ. He was 26. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Powell, James Edward was 26 and from RADCLIFF, KY when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B 1ST BATTALION 22ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, FORT HOOD, TX 76544 as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
The date recorded for his death: October 12, 2003. Location: BAJI, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
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: October 12, 2003. Hometown: RADCLIFF, KY.
Explore Further
Powell, James Edward 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.