Kimmell, Matthew Alan
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Verified SSG Kimmell, Matthew Alan, 30, a native of PAXTON, IN, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, CO B, 3D BN, 5TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP, (SOCCENT), FORT CAMPBELL, KY, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on October 11, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SSG Kimmell, Matthew Alan, from PAXTON, IN, at age 30, with CO B, 3D BN, 5TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP, (SOCCENT), FORT CAMPBELL, KY, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
On October 11, 2005, the ARMY lost SSG Kimmell, Matthew Alan in MUQDADIYAH, IRAQ. He was 30. The ARMY recorded the cause as 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 CO B, 3D BN, 5TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP, (SOCCENT), FORT CAMPBELL, KY who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Kimmell, Matthew Alan 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.
