Castleberry, Roger Dale Jr
Male
Verified Reserve, MARINE CORPS, H&S CO, 4TH RECON BN, 4TH MAR DIV, SAN ANTONIO, TX, LCPL Castleberry, Roger Dale Jr of AUSTIN, TX, 26, died in HADITHAH, IRAQ on August 1, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Castleberry, Roger Dale Jr was 26 and from AUSTIN, TX when he joined the Reserve, MARINE CORPS, H&S CO, 4TH RECON BN, 4TH MAR DIV, SAN ANTONIO, TX as LCPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
On August 1, 2005, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Castleberry, Roger Dale Jr in HADITHAH, IRAQ. He was 26. The MARINE CORPS recorded the cause as 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.
The members of H&S CO, 4TH RECON BN, 4TH MAR DIV, SAN ANTONIO, TX who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Castleberry, Roger Dale Jr 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.
