Coutu, Matthew Scott

Also known as: 2LT, 64TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 720TH MP BATTALION, III CORPS, FORT HOOD, TX

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJune 27, 2005

Age23 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

2LT Coutu, Matthew Scott, age 23, of NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI ? Reserve, ARMY, 64TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 720TH MP BATTALION, III CORPS, FORT HOOD, TX, ? died on June 27, 2005 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Coutu, Matthew Scott of NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI, 23 years old, served in the ARMY with 64TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 720TH MP BATTALION, III CORPS, FORT HOOD, TX at the rank of 2LT ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

Killed on June 27, 2005 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Coutu, Matthew Scott 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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: June 27, 2005. Hometown: NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Coutu, Matthew Scott 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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