Andrade, Michael

Also known as: SPC, 115 MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, CRANSTON, RI 02920-3003

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedSeptember 24, 2003

Age28 years old

Location of DeathBALAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

From BRISTOL, RI, SPC Andrade, Michael served with the ARMY, 115 MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, CRANSTON, RI 02920-3003, and died on September 24, 2003 in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 28.

Their Story

Andrade, Michael of BRISTOL, RI, 28 years old, served in the ARMY with 115 MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, CRANSTON, RI 02920-3003 at the rank of SPC ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

September 24, 2003 ? Andrade, Michael died in BALAD, IRAQ. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2003.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: September 24, 2003. Hometown: BRISTOL, RI.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Andrade, Michael 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.

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