Pernaselli, Michael Joseph

Also known as: PO1, USS FIREBOLT PC 12, LITTLE CREEK, VA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedApril 24, 2004

Age27 years old

Location of DeathIraq

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

Active Duty, NAVY, USS FIREBOLT PC 12, LITTLE CREEK, VA, PO1 Pernaselli, Michael Joseph of ROCHESTER, NY, 27, died in Iraq on April 24, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Pernaselli, Michael Joseph of ROCHESTER, NY, 27 years old, served in the NAVY with USS FIREBOLT PC 12, LITTLE CREEK, VA at the rank of PO1 ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

April 24, 2004 ? Pernaselli, Michael Joseph died in Iraq, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2004.

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: April 24, 2004. Hometown: ROCHESTER, NY.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Pernaselli, Michael Joseph 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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