Gauthreaux, Jay Ryan

Also known as: SGT, HHC, 3D BRIGADE, FORT HOOD, TX

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 4, 2006

Age26 years old

Location of DeathBALAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In BALAD, IRAQ on December 4, 2006, the ARMY lost SGT Gauthreaux, Jay Ryan of VACHERIE, LA, 26, serving with HHC, 3D BRIGADE, FORT HOOD, TX. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

The ARMY, HHC, 3D BRIGADE, FORT HOOD, TX, sent Gauthreaux, Jay Ryan of VACHERIE, LA, then 26, ? SGT ? to Iraq.

He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on December 4, 2006 in BALAD, 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: December 4, 2006. Hometown: VACHERIE, LA.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Gauthreaux, Jay Ryan 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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