Roberts, Derek Tillman
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Verified From GOLD RIVER, CA, SGT Roberts, Derek Tillman served with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 35TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, and died on June 14, 2007 in KIRKUK, IRAQ. He was 24. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From GOLD RIVER, CA, SGT Roberts, Derek Tillman, serving with COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 35TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, was 24 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
On June 14, 2007, the ARMY lost SGT Roberts, Derek Tillman in KIRKUK, IRAQ. He was 24. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
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.
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
Roberts, Derek Tillman 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.
