507th Maintenance Company
On March 23, 2003 while in Iraq, the 507th Maintenance Company was ambushed by Iraqi forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Twelve US soldiers from the unit were declared missing around Nasiriyah by US Central Command officials. Four US soldiers were wounded during the engagement and some of the twelve were later shown on al Jazeera TV.
On April 1 a rescue operation was initiated to retrieve one of the members of the 507th, Pfc. Jessica Lynch. During the mission 11 bodies were found at the location Lynch was being held. Those individuals were later identified as having been of the 507th.
