SPC Byron Wayne Fouty

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SPC Byron Wayne Fouty

Birth
Riverside County, California, USA
Death
8 Jul 2008 (aged 20)
Iraq
Burial
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec 42 Site 924
Memorial ID
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Spc. Byron W. Fouty of Waterford, Michigan attended Walled Lake Central High School where he played football was a member of the drama department. After learning in his senior year the he wouldn't be able to graduate on time, he opted to earn his GED and then joined the Army in July 2006. He has been missing in Iraq since May 12, 2007. He was among three members of the 2nd Brigade of the 10th Mountain Division captured by terrorists during an ambush south of Baghdad. Four other soldiers were killed in the attack. He was 19.

Army
4th Battalion
31st Infantry Regiment
2nd Brigade Combat Team
10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)
Fort Drum, New York

As part a group burial, Byron also has a memorial at Arlington National Cemetery.

Inscription

Bronze Star
Purple Heart
EX-POW KIA
Humor Wisdom
Courage Love

Gravesite Details

SPC US Army, Iraq