Heinlein, Charles Thomas Jr
At 23, SPC Heinlein, Charles Thomas Jr of HEMLOCK, MI was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 3D INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on July 31, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Heinlein, Charles Thomas Jr was 23 and from HEMLOCK, MI when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 3D INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
On July 31, 2007, he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
HEMLOCK, MI is where Heinlein, Charles Thomas Jr came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Heinlein, Charles Thomas 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.