Buerstetta, Richard Allen

Also known as: LCPL, DET A, I CO, 3D BN, 24TH MAR, 4TH MAR DIV, NASHVILLE, TN

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedOctober 23, 2006

Age20 years old

Location of DeathFALLUJAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

LCPL Buerstetta, Richard Allen, age 20, of FRANKLIN, TN ? Reserve, MARINE CORPS, DET A, I CO, 3D BN, 24TH MAR, 4TH MAR DIV, NASHVILLE, TN, ? died on October 23, 2006 in FALLUJAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Buerstetta, Richard Allen of FRANKLIN, TN, 20 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with DET A, I CO, 3D BN, 24TH MAR, 4TH MAR DIV, NASHVILLE, TN at the rank of LCPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on October 23, 2006 in FALLUJAH, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.

Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: October 23, 2006. Hometown: FRANKLIN, TN.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Buerstetta, Richard Allen 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: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.

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