Tainsh, Patrick Shannon

Also known as: SGT, E TROOP, 2D SQUADRON / 2D ARMOR CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT POLK, LA 71459

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedFebruary 11, 2004

Age33 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

Active Duty, ARMY, E TROOP, 2D SQUADRON / 2D ARMOR CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT POLK, LA 71459, SGT Tainsh, Patrick Shannon of OCEANSIDE, CA, 33, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on February 11, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Tainsh, Patrick Shannon was 33 and from OCEANSIDE, CA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, E TROOP, 2D SQUADRON / 2D ARMOR CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT POLK, LA 71459 as SGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

February 11, 2004 ? Tainsh, Patrick Shannon died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2004.

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.

OCEANSIDE, CA is where Tainsh, Patrick Shannon came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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Explore Further

Tainsh, Patrick Shannon 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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