United States Army Military Police Corps, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Tuesday, August 2, 2005
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 2, 2005
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Not available
Staff Sergeant James McNaughton was shot and killed while assigned to military police duties at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq.
He was climbing a guard tower to assist with the training of an Iraqi police officer when he was shot by a sniper.
Sergeant McNaughton had served in the U.S. Army Reserves for 10 years and also served as a police officer for the New York City Police Department. He was survived by his parents.