Straub, Francis Joseph Jr
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Verified At 24, SGT Straub, Francis Joseph Jr of PHILADELPHIA, PA was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 111TH INFANTRY, (TF LIBERTY), PHILADELPHIA, PA, when he died in BAYJI, IRAQ on August 9, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A National Guard member of the ARMY ? COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 111TH INFANTRY, (TF LIBERTY), PHILADELPHIA, PA ? serving as SGT, Straub, Francis Joseph Jr was 24 and came from PHILADELPHIA, PA.
August 9, 2005 ? Straub, Francis Joseph Jr died in BAYJI, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2005.
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
Straub, Francis Joseph Jr 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.
