Houser, Thomas Eugene

Also known as: SGT, 2D FORCE RECON CO, (RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV), II MHG, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJanuary 3, 2005

Age22 years old

Location of DeathAMIRIYAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

From COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA, SGT Houser, Thomas Eugene served with the MARINE CORPS, 2D FORCE RECON CO, (RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV), II MHG, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, and died on January 3, 2005 in AMIRIYAH, IRAQ. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Houser, Thomas Eugene was 22 and from COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 2D FORCE RECON CO, (RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV), II MHG, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC as SGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

January 3, 2005 ? Houser, Thomas Eugene died in AMIRIYAH, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2005.

The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: January 3, 2005. Hometown: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA.

Sources & References

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

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Houser, Thomas Eugene 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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