Tipton, John Edgar

Also known as: CPT, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 16TH INFANTRY (1ID), FORT RILEY, KS 66442

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMay 2, 2004

Age32 years old

Location of DeathAL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

CPT Tipton, John Edgar, age 32, of ST CLAIRSVILLE, OH ? Reserve, ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 16TH INFANTRY (1ID), FORT RILEY, KS 66442, ? died on May 2, 2004 in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

The ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 16TH INFANTRY (1ID), FORT RILEY, KS 66442, sent Tipton, John Edgar of ST CLAIRSVILLE, OH, then 32, ? CPT ? to Iraq.

Killed on May 2, 2004 in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Tipton, John Edgar was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: May 2, 2004. Hometown: ST CLAIRSVILLE, OH.

Sources & References

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

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Tipton, John Edgar 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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