Mcgurn, Todd Lane

Also known as: CPL, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 6TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 2 BCT, FORT BLISS, TX

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedNovember 25, 2017

Age20 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathWounds sustained from an improvised explosive device (IED) attack, reported as a non-combat incident

Conflict Operation Inherent Resolve

U.S. Army Corporal Todd Lane McGurn, 20, of Riverside, California, died on November 25, 2017, in Baghdad, Iraq, while serving with the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment.

Their Story

Todd Lane McGurn was a 20-year-old soldier from Riverside, California. He served as an active-duty corporal in the U.S. Army, assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Bliss, Texas.

According to the U.S. Department of Defense, McGurn died on November 25, 2017, in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds sustained during an improvised explosive device (IED) attack. The incident was reported as a non-combat related event, indicating it did not occur during a direct firefight with enemy forces.

McGurn's death occurred during Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S.-led coalition campaign against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria. By late 2017, major urban centers like Mosul had been recaptured, but clearing operations and insurgent attacks, including IED strikes, continued in and around Baghdad.

His death was recorded in the Defense Casualty Analysis System on the day it occurred. Local news in Riverside reported on his passing, noting his service and the circumstances of his death as released by the Pentagon.

Corporal McGurn is memorialized on the Riverside County Veterans Memorial. His name is also recorded on the Iraq War section of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund's online 'Wall of Faces'.