Krout, Kurt Eric

Also known as: SPC, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 111TH INFANTRY (TF LIBERTY), PHILADELPHIA, PA

Combatant

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DiedAugust 6, 2005

Age43 years old

Location of DeathBALAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

SPC Krout, Kurt Eric, 43, a native of LANSDALE, PA, died serving in the National Guard, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 111TH INFANTRY (TF LIBERTY), PHILADELPHIA, PA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on August 6, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Krout, Kurt Eric was 43 and from LANSDALE, PA when he joined the National Guard, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 111TH INFANTRY (TF LIBERTY), PHILADELPHIA, PA as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

The date recorded for his death: August 6, 2005. Location: BALAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

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.

LANSDALE, PA is where Krout, Kurt Eric came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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Explore Further

Krout, Kurt Eric 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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