Mattingly, Matthew Charles
Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP A, 1ST SQUADRON, 17TH CAVALRY, FORT BRAGG, NC, CPT Mattingly, Matthew Charles of REYNOLDSBURG, OH, 30, died in MOSUL, IRAQ on September 13, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as CPT Mattingly, Matthew Charles, from REYNOLDSBURG, OH, at age 30, with TROOP A, 1ST SQUADRON, 17TH CAVALRY, FORT BRAGG, NC, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on September 13, 2006 in MOSUL, IRAQ, from 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.
The members of TROOP A, 1ST SQUADRON, 17TH CAVALRY, FORT BRAGG, NC who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Mattingly, Matthew Charles 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.