Caughman, Thomas Day

Also known as: SPC, C COMPANY, 391ST ENGR BN, SPARTANBURG, SC 29301

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJune 9, 2004

Age20 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On June 9, 2004, the ARMY lost SPC Caughman, Thomas Day of LEXINGTON, SC in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Caughman, Thomas Day was 20 and from LEXINGTON, SC when he joined the Reserve, ARMY, C COMPANY, 391ST ENGR BN, SPARTANBURG, SC 29301 as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

On June 9, 2004, he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.

In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.

The ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Caughman, Thomas Day 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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