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Pionk, Matthew Ignatius

Also known as: SFC, HHT, 3D SQUADRON, 2D CAVALRY, VILSECK, GERMANY
Combatant Male Verified
DiedJanuary 9, 2008
Age30 years old
Location of DeathSINSIL, IRAQ
Cause of DeathHOSTILE

HHT, 3D SQUADRON, 2D CAVALRY, VILSECK, GERMANY, ARMY ? SFC Pionk, Matthew Ignatius (SUPERIOR, WI), age 30, ? died in SINSIL, IRAQ on January 9, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? HHT, 3D SQUADRON, 2D CAVALRY, VILSECK, GERMANY ? serving as SFC, Pionk, Matthew Ignatius was 30 and came from SUPERIOR, WI.

Killed on January 9, 2008 in SINSIL, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Pionk, Matthew Ignatius was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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 HHT, 3D SQUADRON, 2D CAVALRY, VILSECK, GERMANY who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Pionk, Matthew Ignatius 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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