Cobb, Christopher Ronald

Also known as: PFC, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedApril 6, 2004

Age19 years old

Location of DeathAL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On April 6, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost PFC Cobb, Christopher Ronald of BRADENTON, FL in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. He was 19. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Cobb, Christopher Ronald of BRADENTON, FL, 19 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA at the rank of PFC ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

On April 6, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost PFC Cobb, Christopher Ronald in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. He was 19. 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.

BRADENTON, FL is where Cobb, Christopher Ronald came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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Explore Further

Cobb, Christopher Ronald 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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