Shoemaker, Russell Keith

Also known as: SSG, NATIONAL POLICE TRANSITION TEAM (NPTT) 6131 (ATCHD TO 4BCT), 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT RILEY, KS

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMay 24, 2007

Age31 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on May 24, 2007, the ARMY lost SSG Shoemaker, Russell Keith of SWEET SPRINGS, MO, 31, serving with NATIONAL POLICE TRANSITION TEAM (NPTT) 6131 (ATCHD TO 4BCT), 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT RILEY, KS. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

The ARMY, NATIONAL POLICE TRANSITION TEAM (NPTT) 6131 (ATCHD TO 4BCT), 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT RILEY, KS, sent Shoemaker, Russell Keith of SWEET SPRINGS, MO, then 31, ? SSG ? to Iraq.

The date recorded for his death: May 24, 2007. Location: BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: 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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: May 24, 2007. Hometown: SWEET SPRINGS, MO.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Shoemaker, Russell Keith 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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