Ford, Michael Louis

Also known as: LCPL, C CO, 1ST TANK BN, (RCT-7, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedApril 26, 2006

Age19 years old

Location of DeathUBAYDI, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

LCPL Ford, Michael Louis, 19, a native of NEW BEDFORD, MA, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, C CO, 1ST TANK BN, (RCT-7, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 26, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Ford, Michael Louis was 19 and from NEW BEDFORD, MA when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, C CO, 1ST TANK BN, (RCT-7, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA as LCPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

The date recorded for his death: April 26, 2006. Location: UBAYDI, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: April 26, 2006. Hometown: NEW BEDFORD, MA.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Ford, Michael Louis 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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