Shelton, Randol Scott
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Verified From SCHILLER PARK, IL, PV2 Shelton, Randol Scott served with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 16TH INFANTRY, 4 BCT, FORT RILEY, KS, and died on September 4, 2007 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as PV2 Shelton, Randol Scott, from SCHILLER PARK, IL, at age 22, with COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 16TH INFANTRY, 4 BCT, FORT RILEY, KS, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
On September 4, 2007, he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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 COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 16TH INFANTRY, 4 BCT, FORT RILEY, KS who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Shelton, Randol Scott 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.
