Smith, Bruce Alan
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Verified CW4 Smith, Bruce Alan, age 41, of WEST LIBERTY, IA ? National Guard, ARMY, DETACHMENT 1 COMPANY F 106TH AVIATION BATTALION, DAVENPORT, IA 52804, ? died on November 2, 2003 in AL FALLUJAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Smith, Bruce Alan was 41 and from WEST LIBERTY, IA when he joined the National Guard, ARMY, DETACHMENT 1 COMPANY F 106TH AVIATION BATTALION, DAVENPORT, IA 52804 as CW4. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
On November 2, 2003, the ARMY lost CW4 Smith, Bruce Alan in AL FALLUJAH, IRAQ. He was 41. 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 DETACHMENT 1 COMPANY F 106TH AVIATION BATTALION, DAVENPORT, IA 52804 who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Smith, Bruce Alan 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.
