Butterfield, Anthony Edward
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Verified Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, D CO, 3D LAR BN, (RCT-7, I MEF), 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, LCPL Butterfield, Anthony Edward of CLOVIS, CA, 19, died in RAWAH, IRAQ on July 29, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the MARINE CORPS ? D CO, 3D LAR BN, (RCT-7, I MEF), 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA ? serving as LCPL, Butterfield, Anthony Edward was 19 and came from CLOVIS, CA.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on July 29, 2006 in RAWAH, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: July 29, 2006. Hometown: CLOVIS, CA.
Explore Further
Butterfield, Anthony Edward 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.
