Caruso, David Mitchell

Also known as: SGT, 2D FORCE RECON CO, (31ST MEU, 1ST MAR DIV), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedNovember 9, 2004

Age25 years old

Location of DeathFALLUJAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

SGT Caruso, David Mitchell, 25, a native of NAPERVILLE, IL, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 2D FORCE RECON CO, (31ST MEU, 1ST MAR DIV), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on November 9, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Caruso, David Mitchell was 25 and from NAPERVILLE, IL when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 2D FORCE RECON CO, (31ST MEU, 1ST MAR DIV), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC as SGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

On November 9, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost SGT Caruso, David Mitchell in FALLUJAH, IRAQ. He was 25. The MARINE CORPS recorded the cause as 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 MARINE CORPS classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Caruso, David Mitchell 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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