Knighten, Floyd George Jr
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Verified In SCANIA, IRAQ on August 9, 2003, the ARMY lost SGT Knighten, Floyd George Jr of OLLA, LA, 55, serving with 1087TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, JENA, LA 71343.
Their Story
Serving as SGT Knighten, Floyd George Jr, from OLLA, LA, at age 55, with 1087TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, JENA, LA 71343, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
The date recorded for his death: August 9, 2003. Location: SCANIA, IRAQ.
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.
The members of 1087TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, JENA, LA 71343 who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Knighten, Floyd George Jr 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.
