Smith, Benjamin Alexander
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Verified COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 502D INFANTRY (MNC-I) FORT CAMPBELL, KY, ARMY ? SPC Smith, Benjamin Alexander (HUDSON, WI), age 21, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on November 2, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 502D INFANTRY (MNC-I) FORT CAMPBELL, KY, sent Smith, Benjamin Alexander of HUDSON, WI, then 21, ? SPC ? to Iraq.
Killed on November 2, 2005 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Smith, Benjamin Alexander was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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 ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Smith, Benjamin Alexander 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.
