Bechert, Michael Allen
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Verified At 24, SSG Bechert, Michael Allen of NEW CASTLE, IN was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 18TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, CONN BARRACKS, GERMANY, when he died in SAN ANTONIO, UNITED STATES on June 14, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SSG Bechert, Michael Allen, from NEW CASTLE, IN, at age 24, with COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 18TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, CONN BARRACKS, GERMANY, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
June 14, 2007 ? Bechert, Michael Allen died in SAN ANTONIO, UNITED STATES, 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.
NEW CASTLE, IN is where Bechert, Michael Allen came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Bechert, Michael Allen 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.
