DoD Identifies Army Casualty
August 20, 2009

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Spc. William Z. Van Osdol, 23, of Pinson, Ala., died Aug. 19 at Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when enemy rocket fire struck his quarters. He was assigned to the 172nd Support Battalion, Schweinfurt, Germany.

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