Gonzalez, Jorge Alonso

Also known as: CPL, DET A, HQSVCCO, 1ST BN, 2D MAR, 2D MEB, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMarch 23, 2003

Age20 years old

Location of DeathAN NASIRIYAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On March 23, 2003, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Gonzalez, Jorge Alonso of EL MONTE, CA in AN NASIRIYAH, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

A Active Duty member of the MARINE CORPS ? DET A, HQSVCCO, 1ST BN, 2D MAR, 2D MEB, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC ? serving as CPL, Gonzalez, Jorge Alonso was 20 and came from EL MONTE, CA.

He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on March 23, 2003 in AN NASIRIYAH, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.

In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: March 23, 2003. Hometown: EL MONTE, CA.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Gonzalez, Jorge Alonso was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Cronkrite, Brud Joseph, Creager, Timothy Ryan, Crackel, Alexander Bailey, Cox, Simon Timothy Jr.

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