Gadsden, Jonathan Earl
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Verified LCPL Gadsden, Jonathan Earl, 21, a native of JAMESTOWN, SC, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 2D PLT, C CO, 1ST CEB, (3D BN, 7TH MAR, RCT-7), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on October 22, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From JAMESTOWN, SC, LCPL Gadsden, Jonathan Earl, serving with 2D PLT, C CO, 1ST CEB, (3D BN, 7TH MAR, RCT-7), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, was 21 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
On October 22, 2004, he died in TAMPA, UNITED STATES ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: October 22, 2004. Hometown: JAMESTOWN, SC.
Explore Further
Gadsden, Jonathan Earl 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.
