Witte, Kevin Michael
At 27, SSG Witte, Kevin Michael of BEARDSLEY, MN was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 6TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, SMITH BARRACKS, GM, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on October 20, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Witte, Kevin Michael was 27 and from BEARDSLEY, MN when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 6TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, SMITH BARRACKS, GM as SSG. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on October 20, 2006 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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.
BEARDSLEY, MN is where Witte, Kevin Michael came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Witte, Kevin Michael 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.