Koch, Matthew Alan
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Verified On March 9, 2005, the ARMY lost SPC Koch, Matthew Alan of WEST HENRIETTA, NY in TAJI, IRAQ. He was 23. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From WEST HENRIETTA, NY, SPC Koch, Matthew Alan, serving with C COMPANY, 70TH ENGENEER BN, 3D BCT, V CORPS, 1ST ARMORED DIV, FORT RILEY, KS, was 23 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
Killed on March 9, 2005 in TAJI, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Koch, Matthew Alan was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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 9, 2005. Hometown: WEST HENRIETTA, NY.
Explore Further
Koch, 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.
