The507th Maintenance Company was aUnited States Army unit which was ambushed during theBattle of Nasiriyah in the rapid advance towards Baghdad during2003 invasion of Iraq on 23 March 2003. The most well known member of the unit was Private First ClassJessica Lynch whose rescue from anIraqi hospital received worldwide media coverage. Sergeant Donald Walters and Private First ClassPatrick Miller were both awarded theSilver Star for valor. Sergeant Matthew Rose was awarded theBronze Star Medal with"V" Device. Many other members of the unit were decorated as well, receiving the Bronze Star Medal,Purple Heart, and/orPrisoner of War Medal.

507th Maintenance Company
Disbanded	16 July 2005; 19 years ago (2005-07-16)
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Army company
Role	Military maintenance
Part of	11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (2003)
Garrison/HQ	Fort Bliss,Texas, U.S.
Engagements	Iraq War Operation Iraqi Freedom
Commanders
Notable commanders	Troy Kent King (2003–2004)[1][2]

On 16 July 2005, the 507th Maintenance Company was redesignated asBattery E, 5th Battalion,52d Air Defense Artillery Regiment. In 2006, A monument to the 507th Maintenance Company was placed within the battalion's area onFort Bliss, Texas.^[3] In January 2007, the unit's designation was changed to Battery F.

The 507th Maintenance Company provided maintenance support to 5th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery, aPatriot missile unit based atFort Bliss, Texas. Previously, it was assigned to 2d Battalion,7th Air Defense Artillery,11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, another Patriot missile unit at Fort Bliss which played a major support role in thePersian Gulf War. During its Iraq deployment in 2003, the 507th was attached to31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade.

A trail vehicle convoy element of this unit was ambushed during the rapid advance towards Baghdad duringOperation Iraqi Freedom on 23 March 2003. The 507th was last in a march column of over 600 vehicles from the3rd Infantry Division. This element which included the heavier, slower vehicles of the 507th, made a wrong turn intoNasiriyah, a major crossing point over theEuphrates River northwest ofBasra. AU.S. Army investigation concluded that this wrong turn was the result of a navigational error compounded by a lack of rest, limited communications and human error.^[4]

The following soldiers of the 507th Maintenance Company werekilled in action:

Two soldiers from the 3rd Forward Support Battalion of the3rd Infantry Division, Specialist Edward J. Anguiano, 24,^[14] ofBrownsville, Texas, and Sergeant George Edward Buggs, 31, ofBarnwell, South Carolina, were also killed in action with the 507th Maintenance Company after falling back in the column to assist the 507th with vehicle recovery.

The following soldiers of the 507th Maintenance Company were captured and held asprisoners of war (POWs):

The following soldiers of the 507th Maintenance Company werewounded in action:

The following soldiers of the 507th Maintenance Company were noted to have escaped capture by media accounts:

• The Oregonian,Left Behind, 13 April 2003.
• Texas Senate Resolution 50, recognizing 13 members of the 507th Maintenance Company