Baum, Ryan John
In CAMP FALLUJAH, IRAQ on May 18, 2007, the ARMY lost SGT Baum, Ryan John of AURORA, CO, 27, serving with HHC, 3D BATTALION, 509TH INFANTRY, 4 BCT, FORT RICHARDSON, AK. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? HHC, 3D BATTALION, 509TH INFANTRY, 4 BCT, FORT RICHARDSON, AK ? serving as SGT, Baum, Ryan John was 27 and came from AURORA, CO.
May 18, 2007 ? Baum, Ryan John died in CAMP FALLUJAH, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2007.
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 HHC, 3D BATTALION, 509TH INFANTRY, 4 BCT, FORT RICHARDSON, AK who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Baum, Ryan John 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.