Thornton, Robert Cecil Jr

Also known as: SSG, C TROOP, 1ST SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY (1CD), FORT HOOD, TX 76544

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedAugust 23, 2004

Age35 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on August 23, 2004, the ARMY lost SSG Thornton, Robert Cecil Jr of RAINBOW CITY, AL, 35, serving with C TROOP, 1ST SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY (1CD), FORT HOOD, TX 76544. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

The ARMY, C TROOP, 1ST SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY (1CD), FORT HOOD, TX 76544, sent Thornton, Robert Cecil Jr of RAINBOW CITY, AL, then 35, ? SSG ? to Iraq.

On August 23, 2004, he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.

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.

The members of C TROOP, 1ST SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY (1CD), FORT HOOD, TX 76544 who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Thornton, Robert Cecil Jr 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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