Gilbert, Thomas Michael
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Verified In FALLUJAH, IRAQ on October 25, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost SGT Gilbert, Thomas Michael of DOWNERS GROVE, IL, 24, serving with A CO, 1ST BN, 24TH MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 4TH MAR DIV, GRAND RAPIDS, MI. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SGT Gilbert, Thomas Michael, from DOWNERS GROVE, IL, at age 24, with A CO, 1ST BN, 24TH MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 4TH MAR DIV, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.
On October 25, 2006, he died in FALLUJAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
The members of A CO, 1ST BN, 24TH MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 4TH MAR DIV, GRAND RAPIDS, MI who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Gilbert, Thomas Michael 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.
