Name:
Army Sgt. James J. Holtom
Age:
22
From:
Rexburg, Idaho
Assigned to
the 321st Engineer Battalion, Boise, Idaho died Feb. 8 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on combat patrol in Karmah, Iraq. Also
Incident:
Army Sgt. James J. Holtom was killed were Army Spc. Ross A. Clevenger and Army Pvt. Raymond M. Werner.
Died:
February
08, 2007
Three Idaho soldiers die in Iraq
By Keith Ridler
The Associated Press
BOISE, Idaho — Three Idaho soldiers from an Army Reserve unit were killed in an explosive attack on their vehicle in Iraq, marking the deadliest attack for Idaho soldiers since combat began in 2003.
Two other soldiers from the same unit, the Boise-based 321st Engineer Battalion, were injured in a second separate attack, according to a release Feb. 9 from the 70th Regional Readiness Command in Fort Lawton, Wash., which oversees the unit.
The attacks happened in Iraq’s Anbar province west of Baghdad on Feb. 8.
The dead soldiers were identified as Pfc. Raymond M. Werner, 22, of Boise; Sgt. James Holtom, 22, whose parents live in Rexburg; and Spc....
Incident
Army Sgt. James J. Holtom died Feb. 8 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on combat patrol in Karmah, Iraq. Also killed were Army Spc. Ross A. Clevenger and Army Pvt. Raymond M. Werner.