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Young, Donald Michael

Also known as: SPC, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 5TH CAVALRY, 2 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX
Combatant Male Verified
DiedAugust 8, 2007
Age19 years old
Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ
Cause of DeathHOSTILE

At 19, SPC Young, Donald Michael of HELENA, MT was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 5TH CAVALRY, 2 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on August 8, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

The ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 5TH CAVALRY, 2 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, sent Young, Donald Michael of HELENA, MT, then 19, ? SPC ? to Iraq.

On August 8, 2007, he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: August 8, 2007. Hometown: HELENA, MT.

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Young, Donald 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.

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