Burgess, Jeffrey Charles
From PLYMOUTH, MA, LCPL Burgess, Jeffrey Charles served with the MARINE CORPS, MWSS-373, MWSG-37, 3D MAW, MCAS MIRAMAR, SAN DIEGO, CA, and died on March 25, 2004 in AL FALLUJAH, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Burgess, Jeffrey Charles of PLYMOUTH, MA, 20 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with MWSS-373, MWSG-37, 3D MAW, MCAS MIRAMAR, SAN DIEGO, CA at the rank of LCPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on March 25, 2004 in AL FALLUJAH, 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.
The members of MWSS-373, MWSG-37, 3D MAW, MCAS MIRAMAR, SAN DIEGO, CA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Burgess, Jeffrey Charles 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.