Taylor, Shannon Delane
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Verified SGT Taylor, Shannon Delane, age 30, of SMITHVILLE, TN ? National Guard, ARMY, HOWITZER BATTERY, 3D SQUADRON, 278TH ACR (TF LIBERTY), SPARTA, TN, ? died on August 14, 2005 in TUZ, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SGT Taylor, Shannon Delane, from SMITHVILLE, TN, at age 30, with HOWITZER BATTERY, 3D SQUADRON, 278TH ACR (TF LIBERTY), SPARTA, TN, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
On August 14, 2005, the ARMY lost SGT Taylor, Shannon Delane in TUZ, IRAQ. He was 30. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: August 14, 2005. Hometown: SMITHVILLE, TN.
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Taylor, Shannon Delane was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
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