Henson, Clayton Welch
Male
Verified Active Duty, ARMY, A TROOP, 1ST SQUADRON, 2D ARMORED CALVARY REGIMENT, FORT POLK, LA 71459, PFC Henson, Clayton Welch of STANTON, TX, 20, died in DIWANIYAH, IRAQ on April 17, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From STANTON, TX, PFC Henson, Clayton Welch, serving with A TROOP, 1ST SQUADRON, 2D ARMORED CALVARY REGIMENT, FORT POLK, LA 71459, was 20 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
April 17, 2004 ? Henson, Clayton Welch died in DIWANIYAH, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2004.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: April 17, 2004. Hometown: STANTON, TX.
Explore Further
Henson, Clayton Welch 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.
