Gerena, Orville
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Verified At 21, CPL Gerena, Orville of VIRGINIA BEACH, VA was serving with the MARINE CORPS, C CO, BLT 1ST BN, 2D MAR, (22D MEU), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, when he died in HIT, IRAQ on February 6, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, CPL Gerena, Orville, serving with C CO, BLT 1ST BN, 2D MAR, (22D MEU), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, was 21 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
On February 6, 2006, he died in HIT, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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: February 6, 2006. Hometown: VIRGINIA BEACH, VA.
Explore Further
Gerena, Orville 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.
