Kim, Louis Gene
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Verified At 19, SPC Kim, Louis Gene of WEST COVINA, CA was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 26TH INFANTRY, SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY, when he died in RAMADI, IRAQ on February 20, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SPC Kim, Louis Gene, 19 years old, grew up in WEST COVINA, CA and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 26TH INFANTRY, SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on February 20, 2007 in RAMADI, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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.
The members of COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 26TH INFANTRY, SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Kim, Louis Gene 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.
