Thigpen, Thomas Ruel Sr

Also known as: MSG, HHC, 151ST SIGNAL BATTALION, 201 PERIMETER ROAD, GREENVILLE, SC 29605

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMarch 16, 2004

Age52 years old

Location of DeathKUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT on March 16, 2004, the ARMY lost MSG Thigpen, Thomas Ruel Sr of AUGUSTA, GA, 52, serving with HHC, 151ST SIGNAL BATTALION, 201 PERIMETER ROAD, GREENVILLE, SC 29605.

Their Story

A National Guard member of the ARMY ? HHC, 151ST SIGNAL BATTALION, 201 PERIMETER ROAD, GREENVILLE, SC 29605 ? serving as MSG, Thigpen, Thomas Ruel Sr was 52 and came from AUGUSTA, GA.

The date recorded for his death: March 16, 2004. Location: KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: March 16, 2004. Hometown: AUGUSTA, GA.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

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Thigpen, Thomas Ruel Sr 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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