Woods, Shane William

Also known as: SPC, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 37TH ARMOR, (1 MEF), FRIEDBERG, GERMANY

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedAugust 9, 2006

Age23 years old

Location of DeathAR RAMADI, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In AR RAMADI, IRAQ on August 9, 2006, the ARMY lost SPC Woods, Shane William of PALMER, AK, 23, serving with COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 37TH ARMOR, (1 MEF), FRIEDBERG, GERMANY. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Woods, Shane William was 23 and from PALMER, AK when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 37TH ARMOR, (1 MEF), FRIEDBERG, GERMANY as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

Killed on August 9, 2006 in AR RAMADI, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Woods, Shane William was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.

The members of COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 37TH ARMOR, (1 MEF), FRIEDBERG, GERMANY who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Woods, Shane William 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.

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