Shaffer, Edward William
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Verified COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 36TH INFANTRY, (IMET) RAY BARRACKS, GIESSEN, GE, ARMY ? SGT Shaffer, Edward William (MONT ALTO, PA), age 23, ? died in SAN ANTONIO, UNITED STATES on December 27, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 36TH INFANTRY, (IMET) RAY BARRACKS, GIESSEN, GE, sent Shaffer, Edward William of MONT ALTO, PA, then 23, ? SGT ? to Iraq.
December 27, 2006 ? Shaffer, Edward William died in SAN ANTONIO, UNITED STATES, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2006.
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 COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 36TH INFANTRY, (IMET) RAY BARRACKS, GIESSEN, GE who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Shaffer, Edward 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.
