Heffelfinger, Mathew Clayton
A TROOP, 2D SQUADRON, 6TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, 25TH COMBAT AVIATION BRIGADE, ARMY ? CW2 Heffelfinger, Mathew Clayton (KIMBERLY, ID), age 29, ? died in TIKRIT, IRAQ on November 8, 2009.
Their Story
The ARMY, A TROOP, 2D SQUADRON, 6TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, 25TH COMBAT AVIATION BRIGADE, sent Heffelfinger, Mathew Clayton of KIMBERLY, ID, then 29, ? CW2 ? to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on November 8, 2009 in TIKRIT, IRAQ.
In the later years of OIF, the surge had reduced violence significantly. But Americans continued to die ? IEDs, snipers, crashes ? as the mission shifted toward transition and withdrawal.
The ARMY recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Heffelfinger, Mathew Clayton 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.