Lindsey, James Tyler

Also known as: CPL, COMPANY C, 3D BATTALION, 509TH INFANTRY, FORT RICHARDSON, AK

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedApril 12, 2007

Age20 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

CPL Lindsey, James Tyler, 20, a native of FLORENCE, AL, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 3D BATTALION, 509TH INFANTRY, FORT RICHARDSON, AK, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 12, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Lindsey, James Tyler was 20 and from FLORENCE, AL when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 3D BATTALION, 509TH INFANTRY, FORT RICHARDSON, AK as CPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on April 12, 2007 in BAGHDAD, 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 C, 3D BATTALION, 509TH INFANTRY, FORT RICHARDSON, AK who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Lindsey, James Tyler 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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