Rooney, Robert Edward

Also known as: SFC, 379TH ENGINEER COMPANY, BUZZARDS BAY, MA 02532

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedSeptember 25, 2003

Age43 years old

Location of DeathKUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

SFC Rooney, Robert Edward, 43, a native of NASHUA, NH, died serving in the National Guard, ARMY, 379TH ENGINEER COMPANY, BUZZARDS BAY, MA 02532, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on September 25, 2003.

Their Story

Rooney, Robert Edward of NASHUA, NH, 43 years old, served in the ARMY with 379TH ENGINEER COMPANY, BUZZARDS BAY, MA 02532 at the rank of SFC ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on September 25, 2003 in KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT.

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.

NASHUA, NH is where Rooney, Robert Edward came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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Explore Further

Rooney, Robert 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.

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