Gilbert, Richard Alan Jr
Male
Verified In KOREAN VILLAGE, IRAQ on January 26, 2005, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Gilbert, Richard Alan Jr of DAYTON, OH, 26, serving with C CO, 1ST BN, 3D MAR, 31ST MEU, 1ST MAR DIV, KANEOHE BAY, HI.
Their Story
Gilbert, Richard Alan Jr of DAYTON, OH, 26 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with C CO, 1ST BN, 3D MAR, 31ST MEU, 1ST MAR DIV, KANEOHE BAY, HI at the rank of CPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on January 26, 2005 in KOREAN VILLAGE, IRAQ.
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.
DAYTON, OH is where Gilbert, Richard Alan Jr came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Gilbert, Richard Alan Jr 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.
