Spencer, Cole Edward
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Verified At 21, PFC Spencer, Cole Edward of GAYS, IL was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 15TH INFANTRY, FORT BENNING, GA, when he died in SALMAN PAK, IRAQ on April 28, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Spencer, Cole Edward was 21 and from GAYS, IL when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 15TH INFANTRY, FORT BENNING, GA as PFC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
On April 28, 2007, he died in SALMAN PAK, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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
Spencer, Cole Edward 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.
