Colburn, Gavin James
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Verified SPC Colburn, Gavin James, age 20, of FRANKFORT, IN ? Reserve, ARMY, 542D TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, 917TH CORPS SUPPORT GROUP, KINGSBURY, IN, ? died on April 22, 2005 in TALAFAR, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SPC Colburn, Gavin James, 20 years old, grew up in FRANKFORT, IN and served as Reserve in the ARMY with 542D TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, 917TH CORPS SUPPORT GROUP, KINGSBURY, IN during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On April 22, 2005, he died in TALAFAR, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
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.
Explore Further
Colburn, Gavin James 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.
