Smith, Daren Allen

Also known as: PV2, TROOP A, 3D SQUADRON, 89TH CAVALRY, 4 BCT, FORT POLK, LA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 13, 2007

Age19 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On December 13, 2007, the ARMY lost PV2 Smith, Daren Allen of HELENA, MT in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 19.

Their Story

Smith, Daren Allen was 19 and from HELENA, MT when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP A, 3D SQUADRON, 89TH CAVALRY, 4 BCT, FORT POLK, LA as PV2. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

Killed on December 13, 2007 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Smith, Daren Allen 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 recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Smith, Daren Allen 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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