Elrod, Nathan Ross
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Verified At 20, LCPL Elrod, Nathan Ross of SALISBURY, NC was serving with the MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 1ST BN, 6TH MAR, (1-1 AD, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, when he died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ on October 21, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
LCPL Elrod, Nathan Ross, 20 years old, grew up in SALISBURY, NC and served as Active Duty in the MARINE CORPS with WPNS CO, 1ST BN, 6TH MAR, (1-1 AD, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on October 21, 2006 in AR RAMADI, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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: October 21, 2006. Hometown: SALISBURY, NC.
Explore Further
Elrod, Nathan Ross 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.
