Taylor, Michael Charles
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Verified At 23, SGT Taylor, Michael Charles of HOCKLEY, TX was serving with the ARMY, HHS, 3D BN, 13TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 214TH FA BRIGADE (MNF-NW), FORT SILL, OK, when he died in BALAD, IRAQ on December 7, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Taylor, Michael Charles was 23 and from HOCKLEY, TX when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, HHS, 3D BN, 13TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 214TH FA BRIGADE (MNF-NW), FORT SILL, OK as SGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
On December 7, 2005, he died in BALAD, 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 HHS, 3D BN, 13TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 214TH FA BRIGADE (MNF-NW), FORT SILL, OK who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Taylor, Michael 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.
