Schild, Richard Lee
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Verified SFC Schild, Richard Lee, 40, a native of TABOR, SD, died serving in the National Guard, ARMY, BATTERY C, 1ST BN, 147TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 49TH MP BDE (3 COSCOM), YANKTON, SD, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on December 4, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A National Guard member of the ARMY ? BATTERY C, 1ST BN, 147TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 49TH MP BDE (3 COSCOM), YANKTON, SD ? serving as SFC, Schild, Richard Lee was 40 and came from TABOR, SD.
On December 4, 2005, the ARMY lost SFC Schild, Richard Lee in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 40. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
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 BATTERY C, 1ST BN, 147TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 49TH MP BDE (3 COSCOM), YANKTON, SD who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Schild, Richard Lee 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.
