Gifford, Alan Nye
In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on September 16, 2005, the ARMY lost 1SG Gifford, Alan Nye of TALLAHASSEE, FL, 39, serving with COMPANY C, 4TH BATTALION, 64TH ARMOR (TF BAGHDAD) FORT STEWART, GA. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as 1SG Gifford, Alan Nye, from TALLAHASSEE, FL, at age 39, with COMPANY C, 4TH BATTALION, 64TH ARMOR (TF BAGHDAD) FORT STEWART, GA, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
On September 16, 2005, the ARMY lost 1SG Gifford, Alan Nye in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 39. The ARMY recorded the cause as 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.
TALLAHASSEE, FL is where Gifford, Alan Nye came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Gifford, Alan Nye 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.