Circumstances of his diagnosis and treatment are not factually known. He suffered from pneumonia-like symptoms in the Forward Assembly Area (FAA). He died during aerial medevac.ĭied of illness around. Killed 2 April 1991 during a patrol when he stepped on a mine or cluster bomb vicinity of the Safwan, Iraq refugee camp. Killed in Action when his vehicle was allegedly hit by a Tawakalna Division (“Republican Guard”) T-72 tank possibly fratricide death probably fratricide Riverside, CA HHC, 4-32 AR (Scout Platoon – HQ26 Loader) Killed in Action when his vehicle was allegedly hit by a Tawakalna Division (“Republican Guard”) T-72 tank possibly fratricide death survived by his wife and four children probably fratricide Houston, TX HHC, 4-32 AR (Scout Platoon – HQ26 BC) (HQ26 was an M3 CFV) Killed 30 DEC 90 in vehicle accident in Saudi Arabia Killed when vehicle hit mine, survived by wife and 3 children Killed along with Kenneth Gentry on 26 FEB 91 during direct fire engagement with Iraqi armored unit in a battle later named Battle of 73 Easting Killed March 1991 when his HMMWV hit a mine on a Main Supply Route (MSR). Killed when fragments of an RPG hit his vehicle and were deflected into the vehicle hatch. Killed January 1991 in Cement City, Dahran, Saudi Arabia when the water-logged sandbags of his bunker collapsed on him.

He is survived by his wife and two children Killed along with Edwin Kutz on 26 FEB 91 during direct fire engagement with an Iraqi armored unit in a battle later named Battle of 73 Easting. Survived by wife who was expecting 2d child awarded Silver Star and purple heart posthumously Killed, possibly by fratricide, when artillery fire burst over his M113. This photo, provided by Tom Meara of 4-32 Armor, is thought to be the last picture taken of SSG Summerall. Summerall, killed by a landmine in the vicinity of Safwan, Iraq. The soldier accepting the award is SPC Ray Riojas, Peter Swano’s squad leader for Gun 6, 3-5 Cavalry Mortar Platoon.Ībove – SSG Roy J. Photo: Wikimedia The famous oil fires were a result of Iraq’s scorched earth policy – destroy anything that might be useful to the enemy – as they retreated from Kuwait.Desert Storm » 3AD Casualties Desert Stormģd Armored Division casualties during Operations Desert Shield and Desert StormĪbove – The Bronze Star Medal being posthumously awarded to SPC Peter L. Photo: Wikimedia The Gulf War was the last time the U.S. Photo: Wikimedia Here’s the aftermath of a coalition attack along a road in the Euphrates River Valley…

Photo: Wikimedia You can’t hit what you can’t see. Iraq’s anti-aircraft guns were useless against the F-117. Photo: Wikimedia Coalition forces flew over 100,000 sorties and dropped more than 88,500 tons of bombs.

Photo: Wikimedia One of the key players in Desert Storm was the stealthy F-117 Nighthawk. Photo: Wikimedia More than 1,000 military aircraft were deployed to the Gulf War. Photo: Wikimedia But they were no match for U.S. Photo: Wikimedia The Iraqi Army used T-55, T-62, and T-72 tanks imported from the Soviet Union and Poland. Photo: DOD Untested in combat, Desert Storm would be the first time the M1 Abrams tank saw action 1,848 of them were deployed to the war. Photo: Wikimedia American troops prepared for every scenario since Iraq was known for employing chemical weapons in the past. Photo: DVIDS Desert Storm was the largest military alliance since World War II 34 nations led by the United States waged war in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. Photo: YouTube 700,000 American troops were deployed to the war that’s more than 2015’s entire population of Nashville, TN. In this YouTube screen capture, 5-year-old Briton, Stuart Lockwood refuses Saddam Hussein’s invitation to sit on his knee … Awkward. Desert Shield was the codename used for the part leading to the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia and Desert Storm was the combat phase by the coalition forces against Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.ġ5,000 Western civilians – including 3,000 Americans – living in Kuwait were rounded up and taken to Baghdad as hostages. It consisted of two phases Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. The Gulf War officially lasted from Augto February 28, 1991. Operation Desert Storm kicked off 24 years ago on Jan.

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