Fitzgerald, Dustin Robert
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Verified B CO, 1ST BN, 2D MAR, 24TH MEU, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? LCPL Fitzgerald, Dustin Robert (HUBER HEIGHTS, OH), age 22, ? died in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ on August 18, 2004.
Their Story
Serving as LCPL Fitzgerald, Dustin Robert, from HUBER HEIGHTS, OH, at age 22, with B CO, 1ST BN, 2D MAR, 24TH MEU, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.
The date recorded for his death: August 18, 2004. Location: AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ.
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 recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Fitzgerald, Dustin Robert 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.
