Ferschke, Michael Harvey Jr
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Verified From MARYVILLE, TN, SGT Ferschke, Michael Harvey Jr served with the MARINE CORPS, A CO, 3D RECON BN, 3D MAR DIV, (I MEF FWD), OKINAWA, JAPAN, and died on August 10, 2008 in TIKRIT, IRAQ. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SGT Ferschke, Michael Harvey Jr, from MARYVILLE, TN, at age 22, with A CO, 3D RECON BN, 3D MAR DIV, (I MEF FWD), OKINAWA, JAPAN, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.
On August 10, 2008, he died in TIKRIT, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
The members of A CO, 3D RECON BN, 3D MAR DIV, (I MEF FWD), OKINAWA, JAPAN who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Ferschke, Michael Harvey Jr 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.
