Loyd, David Leroy

Also known as: SSG, DET 1, 1175TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, BROWNSVILLE, TN 38012

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedAugust 5, 2003

Age44 years old

Location of DeathKUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

National Guard, ARMY, DET 1, 1175TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, BROWNSVILLE, TN 38012, SSG Loyd, David Leroy of JACKSON, TN, 44, died in KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT on August 5, 2003.

Their Story

From JACKSON, TN, SSG Loyd, David Leroy, serving with DET 1, 1175TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, BROWNSVILLE, TN 38012, was 44 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.

August 5, 2003 ? Loyd, David Leroy died in KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2003.

In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: August 5, 2003. Hometown: JACKSON, TN.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Loyd, David Leroy 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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