Raderstorf, Stephen James
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Verified Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP A, 3RD SQUADRON, 8TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, CPL Raderstorf, Stephen James of PEORIA, AZ, 21, died in BALAD, IRAQ on January 7, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as CPL Raderstorf, Stephen James, from PEORIA, AZ, at age 21, with TROOP A, 3RD SQUADRON, 8TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
Killed on January 7, 2007 in BALAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Raderstorf, Stephen James was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: January 7, 2007. Hometown: PEORIA, AZ.
Explore Further
Raderstorf, Stephen 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.
