Vancamp, David Edward
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Verified Captain David Edward Vancamp, 29, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was a U.S. Army officer assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment. He died on June 29, 2011, in Al Kut, Iraq, from hostile action.
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David Edward Vancamp was a 29-year-old captain from Wheeling, West Virginia. He served in the U.S. Army with Troop G, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, based at Fort Hood, Texas.
According to the Department of Defense, Captain Vancamp died on June 29, 2011, in Al Kut, Wasit province, southeast of Baghdad. The official casualty report lists the cause as hostile. No further details of the specific incident were publicly released by the military.
His death occurred during Operation New Dawn, the final phase of the U.S. military mission in Iraq that began in September 2010. The operation followed the formal end of major combat operations and focused on advising and assisting Iraqi security forces. U.S. troop levels were drawn down ahead of a complete withdrawal scheduled for the end of 2011.
Captain Vancamp's death was reported by local and national news outlets, including his hometown newspaper. He was survived by family in West Virginia. The Army posthumously awarded him the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart.
His name is inscribed on the West Virginia Veterans Memorial and is included in the Defense Casualty Analysis System. He is remembered by his unit and community as one of the final American service members to die in Iraq before the conclusion of the U.S. mission.
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Captain Vancamp was killed during Operation New Dawn (2010?2011). The conflict concluded in December 2011. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Jenkins, Phillip Chad, Mcclamrock, James Fleet, Hansen, James Arthur, Burner, John Franklin Iii.
