Roodhouse, Edwin William

Also known as: SPC, B COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 506TH INFANTRY, (2ND ID) CAMP GREAVES, KOREA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 5, 2004

Age36 years old

Location of DeathHABBANIYAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

SPC Roodhouse, Edwin William, 36, a native of SAN JOSE, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, B COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 506TH INFANTRY, (2ND ID) CAMP GREAVES, KOREA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on December 5, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Roodhouse, Edwin William was 36 and from SAN JOSE, CA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, B COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 506TH INFANTRY, (2ND ID) CAMP GREAVES, KOREA as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

On December 5, 2004, the ARMY lost SPC Roodhouse, Edwin William in HABBANIYAH, IRAQ. He was 36. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.

In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.

The members of B COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 506TH INFANTRY, (2ND ID) CAMP GREAVES, KOREA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Roodhouse, Edwin William 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.

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