Allen, Lonnie Calvin Jr
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Verified Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 22D INFANTRY, 1ST BCT, (4 ID), FORT DRUM, NY, SGT Allen, Lonnie Calvin Jr of BELLEVUE, NE, 26, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on May 18, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SGT Allen, Lonnie Calvin Jr, from BELLEVUE, NE, at age 26, with COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 22D INFANTRY, 1ST BCT, (4 ID), FORT DRUM, NY, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on May 18, 2006 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
The members of COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 22D INFANTRY, 1ST BCT, (4 ID), FORT DRUM, NY who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Allen, Lonnie Calvin Jr 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: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.
