On 15 November 2005, LCpl Nickolas D. Schiavoni was in his second deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was serving with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force based at Camp Lejeune, NC.
On that day, LCpl Schiavoni was killed by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while his unit was conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Al Karmah, Iraq.
Burial
Lance Corporal Nickolas D. Schiavoni is buried at Saint James Cemetery in Haverhill, Essex County, MA.
