Samson, Dennis Kenneth Jr
From HESPERIA, MI, SPC Samson, Dennis Kenneth Jr served with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 506TH INFANTRY (I MEF), FORT CAMPBELL, KY, and died on July 24, 2006 in TAQQADUM, IRAQ. He was 24. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From HESPERIA, MI, SPC Samson, Dennis Kenneth Jr, serving with COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 506TH INFANTRY (I MEF), FORT CAMPBELL, KY, was 24 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
July 24, 2006 ? Samson, Dennis Kenneth Jr died in TAQQADUM, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2006.
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 members of COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 506TH INFANTRY (I MEF), FORT CAMPBELL, KY who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Samson, Dennis Kenneth Jr 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.