Houghton, Andrew Ryan

Also known as: CPT, A TROOP, 1ST SQDN, 4TH CAVALRY (1ID), (SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY) APO AE 09033

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedAugust 9, 2004

Age25 years old

Location of DeathWASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

Reserve, ARMY, A TROOP, 1ST SQDN, 4TH CAVALRY (1ID), (SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY) APO AE 09033, CPT Houghton, Andrew Ryan of HOUSTON, TX, 25, died in WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES on August 9, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Houghton, Andrew Ryan of HOUSTON, TX, 25 years old, served in the ARMY with A TROOP, 1ST SQDN, 4TH CAVALRY (1ID), (SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY) APO AE 09033 at the rank of CPT ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

August 9, 2004 ? Houghton, Andrew Ryan died in WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, 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: August 9, 2004. Hometown: HOUSTON, TX.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

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Houghton, Andrew Ryan 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.

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