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First Name: María

Last Name: Ortiz

Birthplace: Camden, NJ, US

Gender: Female

Branch: Army (1784 - present)



Home of Record: Bayamón, PR
Middle Name: Inés



Date of Birth: 24 April 1967

Date of Death: 10 July 2007

Rank: Captain

Years Served: 1991-2007
María Inés Ortiz

    
Engagements:
•  Iraq War (Operation Iraqi Freedom) (2003 - 2011)
Biography:

María Inés Ortiz
Captain, United States Army

United States Army captain and combat nurse who was the first American nurse to die during combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Honoree ID: 7259   Created by: MHOH

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