Giannopoulos, Peter John
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Verified At 22, CPL Giannopoulos, Peter John of INVERNESS, IL was serving with the MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 2D BN, 24TH MAR, (24TH MEU, 1ST MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, WAUKEGAN, IL, when he died in MAHMUDIYAH, IRAQ on November 11, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
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From INVERNESS, IL, CPL Giannopoulos, Peter John, serving with WPNS CO, 2D BN, 24TH MAR, (24TH MEU, 1ST MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, WAUKEGAN, IL, was 22 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on November 11, 2004 in MAHMUDIYAH, IRAQ, from 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: November 11, 2004. Hometown: INVERNESS, IL.
Explore Further
Giannopoulos, Peter John 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.
