Scott C. Dayton
| Scott C. Dayton | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Scott C. Dayton |
| Died |
November 24, 2016 Ayn Issa, Syria |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Navy |
| Rank |
 Senior chief petty officer |
| Unit |
Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve; Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Two |
| Battles/wars | related to the Syrian Civil War |
| Awards |
Bronze Star Medal Joint Service Commendation Medal Navy and Marine Corps Medal |
Scott C. Dayton (died November 24, 2016) was an American Navy sailor from Woodbridge, Virginia, who at age 42 became the first member of the American armed forces to be killed in combat in Syria in the military intervention against ISIS. He was killed in Ayn Issa, Syria, by an improvised bomb on Thanksgiving 2016. Dayton had enlisted in the Navy on February 17, 1993. He had received 19 awards, including the Bronze Star, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, and seven Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals.[1]
Other first American war casualties
- Nathan Chapman
- Johnny Micheal Spann
- Scott Speicher
- Harry Griffith Cramer, Jr.
- Richard B. Fitzgibbon, Jr.
- Kenneth R. Shadrick
- A. Peter Dewey
- Robert M. Losey
- William T. Fitzsimons
- Elmer E. Ellsworth
- Henry B. Hidden
- Isaac Davis
- Crispus Attucks
- Christopher Seider
References
- ↑ "Scott Dayton Identified as First American to Die in Syria Combat". The New York Times. 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
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