Dillon, Matthew Vincent

Also known as: CPL, S CO, MWSS-373, MWSG-37, 3D MAW, (I MEF FWD), MCAS SAN DIEGO, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 11, 2006

Age25 years old

Location of DeathAL KHALIDIYAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, S CO, MWSS-373, MWSG-37, 3D MAW, (I MEF FWD), MCAS SAN DIEGO, CA, CPL Dillon, Matthew Vincent of AIKEN, SC, 25, died in AL KHALIDIYAH, IRAQ on December 11, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Dillon, Matthew Vincent was 25 and from AIKEN, SC when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, S CO, MWSS-373, MWSG-37, 3D MAW, (I MEF FWD), MCAS SAN DIEGO, CA as CPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

December 11, 2006 ? Dillon, Matthew Vincent died in AL KHALIDIYAH, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2006.

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.

AIKEN, SC is where Dillon, Matthew Vincent came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Dillon, Matthew Vincent 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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