Esckelson, Christopher Edwin

Also known as: CPL, B CO, 1ST BN, 24TH MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), SAGINAW, MI

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 28, 2006

Age22 years old

Location of DeathFALLUJAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On December 28, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Esckelson, Christopher Edwin of VASSAR, MI in FALLUJAH, IRAQ. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Esckelson, Christopher Edwin was 22 and from VASSAR, MI when he joined the Reserve, MARINE CORPS, B CO, 1ST BN, 24TH MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), SAGINAW, MI as CPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

Killed on December 28, 2006 in FALLUJAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Esckelson, Christopher Edwin was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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: December 28, 2006. Hometown: VASSAR, MI.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Esckelson, Christopher Edwin 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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