Baylis, Matthew Edward

Also known as: SPC, COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 12TH INFANTRY, FORT CARSON, CO

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMay 31, 2007

Age20 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on May 31, 2007, the ARMY lost SPC Baylis, Matthew Edward of OAKDALE, NY, 20, serving with COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 12TH INFANTRY, FORT CARSON, CO. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Baylis, Matthew Edward of OAKDALE, NY, 20 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 12TH INFANTRY, FORT CARSON, CO at the rank of SPC ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

Killed on May 31, 2007 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Baylis, Matthew Edward was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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: May 31, 2007. Hometown: OAKDALE, NY.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Baylis, Matthew Edward 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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