Waters, David Lawrence
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Verified David Lawrence Waters was a 19-year-old Private from Auburn, California, serving with the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division. He was killed in hostile action in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 14, 2004.
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David Lawrence Waters was a 19-year-old Private from Auburn, California. He served with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, part of the 10th Mountain Division based at Fort Drum, New York. He deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On October 14, 2004, Waters was on patrol in Baghdad when his unit was attacked. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, he was killed by enemy small arms fire during the engagement. No other specifics of the incident were publicly released.
Waters died during a period of intense urban combat and insurgency in Iraq. The U.S.-led invasion had occurred in March 2003, and by late 2004, coalition forces were engaged in major operations to secure the capital and other cities against a growing armed opposition.
His death was reported by the Department of Defense and covered by local media in his hometown of Auburn. The Sacramento Bee noted his passing in its casualty listings, and he was memorialized in his community.
Waters is remembered on the Iraq War Memorial website and by veterans' groups. His name is inscribed on the 10th Mountain Division memorial at Fort Drum, New York.
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David Waters 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.
