Timothy Louis Ryan- OurWarHeroes.org - Tribute sites by Q Madp

Timothy Louis Ryan

Aurora, Illinois

May 19, 2003

Age

Military

Rank

Unit/Location

Marines

1st Lt

Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

Camp Pendleton, California

Killed when helicopter he was in went down shortly after takeoff in the Shatt Al Hillah Canal, in Iraq.

AP News

Timothy Louis Ryan joined the Marines to play percussion in the U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, an elite ensemble also known as The Commandant's Own. Ryan of Aurora, Ill., was one of four Camp Pendleton-based Marines who died in a helicopter crash May 19 in Iraq. He is survived by his wife, Michelle.