Higdon, Kristopher Allan
At 25, SSG Higdon, Kristopher Allan of ODESSA, TX was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 4TH BATTALION, 9TH INFANTRY, FORT LEWIS, WA, when he died in TAJI, IRAQ on May 22, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, COMPANY B, 4TH BATTALION, 9TH INFANTRY, FORT LEWIS, WA, sent Higdon, Kristopher Allan of ODESSA, TX, then 25, ? SSG ? to Iraq.
On May 22, 2007, the ARMY lost SSG Higdon, Kristopher Allan in TAJI, IRAQ. He was 25. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
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.
ODESSA, TX is where Higdon, Kristopher Allan came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Higdon, Kristopher Allan 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.