Kemple, Andrew Joseph
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Verified CO A, 3D BN, 187TH INFANTRY, 3D BCT (TF BAND OF BROTHERS), FORT CAMPBELL, KY, ARMY ? CPL Kemple, Andrew Joseph (CAMBRIDGE, MN), age 23, ? died in TIKRIT, IRAQ on February 12, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From CAMBRIDGE, MN, CPL Kemple, Andrew Joseph, serving with CO A, 3D BN, 187TH INFANTRY, 3D BCT (TF BAND OF BROTHERS), FORT CAMPBELL, KY, was 23 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
Killed on February 12, 2006 in TIKRIT, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Kemple, Andrew Joseph was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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.
CAMBRIDGE, MN is where Kemple, Andrew Joseph came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Kemple, Andrew Joseph 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.
