Kieffer, Ricky Allan

Also known as: SSG, HHB, 1ST BATTALION,182D FIELD ARTILLERY, 42D MILITARY POLICE BDE, LANSING, MI

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMarch 15, 2005

Age36 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on March 15, 2005, the ARMY lost SSG Kieffer, Ricky Allan of OVID, MI, 36, serving with HHB, 1ST BATTALION,182D FIELD ARTILLERY, 42D MILITARY POLICE BDE, LANSING, MI. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Kieffer, Ricky Allan was 36 and from OVID, MI when he joined the National Guard, ARMY, HHB, 1ST BATTALION,182D FIELD ARTILLERY, 42D MILITARY POLICE BDE, LANSING, MI as SSG. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

March 15, 2005 ? Kieffer, Ricky Allan died in BAGHDAD, 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: March 15, 2005. Hometown: OVID, MI.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Kieffer, Ricky 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.

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