Thornton, Steven William
Male
Verified From STEILACOOM, WA, MAJ Thornton, Steven William served with the ARMY, USA, TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT, PA W/DUTY US ARMY CMD, FORT MONMOUTH, NJ, and died on April 18, 2005 in CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT. He was 46.
Their Story
Serving as MAJ Thornton, Steven William, from STEILACOOM, WA, at age 46, with USA, TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT, PA W/DUTY US ARMY CMD, FORT MONMOUTH, NJ, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on April 18, 2005 in CAMP ARIFJAN, 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.
STEILACOOM, WA is where Thornton, Steven William came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Thornton, Steven William 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.
