Dieruf, Nicholas James
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Verified In AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ on April 8, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Dieruf, Nicholas James of VERSAILLES, KY, 21, serving with WPNS CO, 1ST LAR BN, RCT-7, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
CPL Dieruf, Nicholas James, 21 years old, grew up in VERSAILLES, KY and served as Active Duty in the MARINE CORPS with WPNS CO, 1ST LAR BN, RCT-7, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On April 8, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Dieruf, Nicholas James in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. He was 21. The MARINE CORPS recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.
The members of WPNS CO, 1ST LAR BN, RCT-7, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Dieruf, Nicholas James 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.
