Christensen, Thomas Walter

Also known as: SSG, 652ND ENGINEER BATTALION, ELLSWORTH USARC, ELLSWORTH, WI 54011

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 25, 2003

Age42 years old

Location of DeathBALAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

652ND ENGINEER BATTALION, ELLSWORTH USARC, ELLSWORTH, WI 54011, ARMY ? SSG Christensen, Thomas Walter (ATLANTIC MINE, MI), age 42, ? died in BALAD, IRAQ on December 25, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

A Reserve member of the ARMY ? 652ND ENGINEER BATTALION, ELLSWORTH USARC, ELLSWORTH, WI 54011 ? serving as SSG, Christensen, Thomas Walter was 42 and came from ATLANTIC MINE, MI.

Killed on December 25, 2003 in BALAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Christensen, Thomas Walter was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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.

ATLANTIC MINE, MI is where Christensen, Thomas Walter came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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Christensen, Thomas Walter 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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