Bowe, Matthew Cory
From MOON TOWNSHIP, PA, SPC Bowe, Matthew Cory served with the ARMY, TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 89TH CAVALRY, FORT DRUM, NEW YORK, and died on February 19, 2007 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 19. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Bowe, Matthew Cory was 19 and from MOON TOWNSHIP, PA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 89TH CAVALRY, FORT DRUM, NEW YORK as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
Killed on February 19, 2007 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Bowe, Matthew Cory 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.
The members of TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 89TH CAVALRY, FORT DRUM, NEW YORK who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Bowe, Matthew Cory 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.