Gonzalez, Jesus Angel
Male
Verified At 22, CPL Gonzalez, Jesus Angel of INDIO, CA was serving with the MARINE CORPS, 1ST TANK BN, 1ST MARDIV, MAGTFTC TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, when he died in Iraq on April 12, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From INDIO, CA, CPL Gonzalez, Jesus Angel, serving with 1ST TANK BN, 1ST MARDIV, MAGTFTC TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, 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 April 12, 2003 in 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.
The members of 1ST TANK BN, 1ST MARDIV, MAGTFTC TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Gonzalez, Jesus Angel 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.
