Thomas, Kendall

Also known as: SSG, C BATTERY, 3RD BATTALION, 82 FIELD ARTILLERY (1ST CAV), FORT HOOD, TX 76544

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedApril 28, 2004

Age36 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

From ST THOMAS, VI, SSG Thomas, Kendall served with the ARMY, C BATTERY, 3RD BATTALION, 82 FIELD ARTILLERY (1ST CAV), FORT HOOD, TX 76544, and died on April 28, 2004 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 36.

Their Story

Serving as SSG Thomas, Kendall, from ST THOMAS, VI, at age 36, with C BATTERY, 3RD BATTALION, 82 FIELD ARTILLERY (1ST CAV), FORT HOOD, TX 76544, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.

On April 28, 2004, he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.

In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: April 28, 2004. Hometown: ST THOMAS, VI.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Thomas, Kendall 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.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Cronkrite, Brud Joseph, Creager, Timothy Ryan, Crackel, Alexander Bailey, Cox, Simon Timothy Jr.

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