Channell, Robert William Jr

Also known as: CWO2, HQ BTRY, 1ST BN, 10TH MAR, 2D MEB, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedApril 22, 2003

Age36 years old

Location of DeathAL KUT, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

From TUSCALOOSA, AL, CWO2 Channell, Robert William Jr served with the MARINE CORPS, HQ BTRY, 1ST BN, 10TH MAR, 2D MEB, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, and died on April 22, 2003 in AL KUT, IRAQ. He was 36.

Their Story

Channell, Robert William Jr was 36 and from TUSCALOOSA, AL when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, HQ BTRY, 1ST BN, 10TH MAR, 2D MEB, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC as CWO2. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

On April 22, 2003, the MARINE CORPS lost CWO2 Channell, Robert William Jr in AL KUT, IRAQ. He was 36.

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: April 22, 2003. Hometown: TUSCALOOSA, AL.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Channell, Robert William 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.

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