DoD Identifies Army Casualty

Feb 28, 2007

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

Sgt. William J. Beardsley, 25, of Coon Rapids, Minn., died Feb. 26 in Diwaniyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Beardsley was assigned to the 260th Quartermaster Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Troop Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

For more information in regard to this release the media can contact the Fort Stewart public affairs office at (912) 767-2479.