Floyd, Clarence Lavon Jr

Also known as: SGT, BTRY A, 1ST BN, 320TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 2D BCT (TF BAGHDAD), FORT CAMPBELL, KY

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 10, 2005

Age28 years old

Location of DeathTAJI, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On December 10, 2005, the ARMY lost SGT Floyd, Clarence Lavon Jr of NEWARK, NJ in TAJI, IRAQ. He was 28. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Floyd, Clarence Lavon Jr was 28 and from NEWARK, NJ when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, BTRY A, 1ST BN, 320TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 2D BCT (TF BAGHDAD), FORT CAMPBELL, KY as SGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

December 10, 2005 ? Floyd, Clarence Lavon Jr died in TAJI, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2005.

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.

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

Floyd, Clarence Lavon 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.

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