Bourdon, Elvis
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Verified From YOUNGSTOWN, OH, SSG Bourdon, Elvis served with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 9TH CAVALRY, (1CD), FORT HOOD, TX 76544, and died on September 6, 2004 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 36. Cause: HOSTILE.
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SSG Bourdon, Elvis, 36 years old, grew up in YOUNGSTOWN, OH and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 9TH CAVALRY, (1CD), FORT HOOD, TX 76544 during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On September 6, 2004, the ARMY lost SSG Bourdon, Elvis in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 36. The ARMY recorded the cause as 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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: September 6, 2004. Hometown: YOUNGSTOWN, OH.
Explore Further
Bourdon, Elvis 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.
