German, Merlin

Also known as: SGT, RETIRED LIST MAINT/SPT SECTION (MMSR-7), MCB QUANTICO, VA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedApril 11, 2008

Age22 years old

Location of DeathSAN ANTONIO, UNITED STATES

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In SAN ANTONIO, UNITED STATES on April 11, 2008, the MARINE CORPS lost SGT German, Merlin of MANHATTAN, NY, 22, serving with RETIRED LIST MAINT/SPT SECTION (MMSR-7), MCB QUANTICO, VA. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

German, Merlin was 22 and from MANHATTAN, NY when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, RETIRED LIST MAINT/SPT SECTION (MMSR-7), MCB QUANTICO, VA as SGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

April 11, 2008 ? German, Merlin died in SAN ANTONIO, UNITED STATES, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2008.

In the later years of OIF, the surge had reduced violence significantly. But Americans continued to die ? IEDs, snipers, crashes ? as the mission shifted toward transition and withdrawal.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: April 11, 2008. Hometown: MANHATTAN, NY.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

German, Merlin 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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