Wood, Ryan Mitchell
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Verified Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 26TH INFANTRY, SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY, SGT Wood, Ryan Mitchell of OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 22, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on June 21, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 26TH INFANTRY, SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY ? serving as SGT, Wood, Ryan Mitchell was 22 and came from OKLAHOMA CITY, OK.
Killed on June 21, 2007 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Wood, Ryan Mitchell was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.
The members of COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 26TH INFANTRY, SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Wood, Ryan Mitchell 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.
