Craig, Andre Jr
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Verified SPC Craig, Andre Jr, 24, a native of NEW HAVEN, CT, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 16TH INFANTRY, 4 BCT, FORT RILEY, KS, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on June 25, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SPC Craig, Andre Jr, from NEW HAVEN, CT, at age 24, with COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 16TH INFANTRY, 4 BCT, FORT RILEY, KS, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on June 25, 2007 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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 25, 2007. Hometown: NEW HAVEN, CT.
Explore Further
Craig, Andre Jr 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.
