Crass, Layton Bradly
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Verified Lance Corporal Layton Bradly Crass, 22, of Richmond, Indiana, was a U.S. Marine killed in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2008.
Their Story
Lance Corporal Layton Bradly Crass was from Richmond, Indiana. He served as an active-duty Marine with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, based out of Twentynine Palms, California.
On June 14, 2008, Crass was killed during a combat operation in Farah province in western Afghanistan. The U.S. Department of Defense listed his death as resulting from hostile action. He was 22 years old.
Crass died during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In 2008, the conflict saw a significant increase in U.S. troop levels and combat operations, particularly in southern and western provinces like Farah.
His death was reported by the Defense Casualty Analysis System on the day he died. Local Indiana media, including the Palladium-Item newspaper, subsequently reported his death and noted his hometown.
Lance Corporal Crass is memorialized on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Indiana War Memorial in Indianapolis. His name is also inscribed on Panel 56W, Line 11 of the Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Wall in Rosedale, Maryland.
Explore Further
Lance Corporal Crass was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001?2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.
