Rangel, Jose Carlos
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Verified SSG Rangel, Jose Carlos, 43, a native of FRESNO, CA, died serving in the National Guard, ARMY, 1106TH AVIATION CLASSIFICATION REPAIR ACTIVITY DEPOT, FRESNO CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on January 23, 2005.
Their Story
From FRESNO, CA, SSG Rangel, Jose Carlos, serving with 1106TH AVIATION CLASSIFICATION REPAIR ACTIVITY DEPOT, FRESNO CA, was 43 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
Killed on January 23, 2005 in CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT, Rangel, Jose Carlos was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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.
The members of 1106TH AVIATION CLASSIFICATION REPAIR ACTIVITY DEPOT, FRESNO CA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Rangel, Jose Carlos 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.
