Downey, Michael Andrew
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Verified CPL Downey, Michael Andrew, 21, a native of PHOENIX, AZ, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, CAB, (H&S CO, 1ST BN, 3D MAR, RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV), 3D MAR DIV, OKINAWA, JA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on November 19, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as CPL Downey, Michael Andrew, from PHOENIX, AZ, at age 21, with CAB, (H&S CO, 1ST BN, 3D MAR, RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV), 3D MAR DIV, OKINAWA, JA, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.
The date recorded for his death: November 19, 2004. Location: BETHESDA, UNITED STATES. Cause: 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 MARINE CORPS classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Downey, Michael Andrew 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.
