Wallsmith, Thomas Alexander
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Verified Master Sergeant Thomas Alexander Wallsmith, 38, of Carthage, Missouri, was a U.S. Army soldier serving with HHC, 3rd Combat Support Battalion, Task Force Baghdad. He died in a hostile incident in Rustamiyah, Iraq, on October 26, 2005.
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Thomas Alexander Wallsmith was a 38-year-old Master Sergeant from Carthage, Missouri. He was assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 3rd Combat Support Battalion, part of Task Force Baghdad, based out of Fort Stewart, Georgia.
On October 26, 2005, Wallsmith was killed in Rustamiyah, a district in southeastern Baghdad. According to the Department of Defense, he died from wounds sustained when his patrol encountered enemy small arms fire. The specific patrol route and the nature of the engagement were not detailed in official releases.
His death occurred during Operation Iraqi Freedom, a period marked by intense counterinsurgency operations and rising sectarian violence. The years 2005 to 2007 were among the deadliest of the conflict for U.S. forces, with attacks from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and small-arms ambushes being common.
Wallsmith's death was reported by the Department of Defense and noted in several news archives. He was survived by his family in Missouri, though specific public tributes or funeral details were not widely documented in national media.
Master Sergeant Wallsmith is memorialized on the Iraq War Veterans Memorial and is listed among the more than 4,400 U.S. service members who died during Operation Iraqi Freedom. His name appears on casualty lists maintained by the Department of Defense and independent archives documenting the war.
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Master Sergeant Wallsmith was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003–2010). 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.
