Derga, Dustin Alan

Also known as: CPL, L CO, 3D BN, 25TH MAR, (RCT-2, 2D MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, COLUMBUS, OH

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMay 8, 2005

Age24 years old

Location of DeathUBAYDI, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On May 8, 2005, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Derga, Dustin Alan of COLUMBUS, OH in UBAYDI, IRAQ. He was 24. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Derga, Dustin Alan was 24 and from COLUMBUS, OH when he joined the Reserve, MARINE CORPS, L CO, 3D BN, 25TH MAR, (RCT-2, 2D MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, COLUMBUS, OH as CPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

May 8, 2005 ? Derga, Dustin Alan died in UBAYDI, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2005.

The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: May 8, 2005. Hometown: COLUMBUS, OH.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Derga, Dustin Alan 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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