Tyson, Andre Demetrius
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Verified At 33, 1LT Tyson, Andre Demetrius of RIVERSIDE, CA was serving with the ARMY, B COMPANY, 578TH ENGINEER BATTALION, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA 90822, when he died in BALAD, IRAQ on June 22, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A National Guard member of the ARMY ? B COMPANY, 578TH ENGINEER BATTALION, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA 90822 ? serving as 1LT, Tyson, Andre Demetrius was 33 and came from RIVERSIDE, CA.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on June 22, 2004 in BALAD, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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 B COMPANY, 578TH ENGINEER BATTALION, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA 90822 who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Tyson, Andre Demetrius 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.
