IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 109-06
February 6, 2006
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DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier
who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. William S. Hayes III, 23, of St. Tammany, La., died in
Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 5, of a non-combat related injury. Hayes was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.