US PARAS 2 Baum, Ryan John

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Baum ​

• FORENAME

Ryan John ​

• UNIT

509 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (HQ & HQ Company,3 Bn) ​

• RANK

Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

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• DATE OF DEATH

18th May 2007 ​

• AGE

27 ​

• GRAVESITE

buried Parker,Colorado ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Aurora,Colorado​

born 23.6.1979 Denver,Colorado​

son of Richard and Dana Baum​

husband of Amber Baum,Gettysburg,Pennsylvania (1 daughter Leia Ryan born 11 days after father's death) (married 2005)​

graduated Smokey Hill High School 1997​

entered service July 2003​

3 Bn 75th Ranger Regiment​

Company B + HHC,3 Bn 509th Infantry Regiment​

awards Bronze Star (posthumous),Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster​

KIA Karmah,Iraq ​

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