Officer James McNaughton
New York Police Departmant (N.Y.P.D.), New York, N.Y. (age: 27)
End of Watch: August 2. 2005 (Iraq)
Army Staff Sergeant James McNaughton was a military policeman assigned to the 306th M.P. Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, based out of Uniondale, Long Island, N.Y. He originally reported for duty in the Army on October 4, 2002, and then after he completed one tour of duty, in which he was sent to Maryland and Delaware, he volunteered to go to Iraq. Then, in Iraq, he even served for a time at the notorious Abu Ghraid Prison, and then his unit was assigned to Camp Victory just outside of Baghdad.
On August 2, 2005, Staff Sergeant McNaughton’s unit was given what was potentially a dangerous assignment. He was one of the few sergeants being considered for this mission and because the other soldiers all had children, and he didn’t, he volunteered. During this mission Staff Sgt. McNaughton was training an Iraqi officer and they were up in a guard tower helping to guard prisoners. A single bullet, apparently fired by an enemy sniper, hit Staff Sgt. McNaughton in the head.
Staff Sgt. James McNaughton, age: 27, became the first N.Y.P.D. officer to die while on active military duty in Iraq. At the time, he was one of the 273 N.Y.P.D. police officers who had been called up and were on active duty in Iraq.
James McNaughton Graduated from High school in 1966 and then, like his father, he became a proud member of the New York City Police Department in July of 2001. In fact, he was a member of the first police academy class to graduate after the deadly attacks of September 11, 2001.
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