Gonzalez, Benjamin Rigoberto
Male
Verified At 23, LCPL Gonzalez, Benjamin Rigoberto of LOS ANGELES, CA was serving with the MARINE CORPS, E CO, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1-1 ID, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, when he died in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ on May 29, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Gonzalez, Benjamin Rigoberto was 23 and from LOS ANGELES, CA when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, E CO, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1-1 ID, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA as LCPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
On May 29, 2004, he died in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: May 29, 2004. Hometown: LOS ANGELES, CA.
Explore Further
Gonzalez, Benjamin Rigoberto 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.
