Gonzalez Rodriguez, Jose Franci
PFC Gonzalez Rodriguez, Jose Franci, age 19, of NORWALK, CA ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 1ST SUP BN, 1ST FSSG, FMFPAC, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, ? died on May 12, 2003 in SA CHESTY, IRAQ.
Their Story
From NORWALK, CA, PFC Gonzalez Rodriguez, Jose Franci, serving with 1ST SUP BN, 1ST FSSG, FMFPAC, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, was 19 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
On May 12, 2003, the MARINE CORPS lost PFC Gonzalez Rodriguez, Jose Franci in SA CHESTY, IRAQ. He was 19.
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 12, 2003. Hometown: NORWALK, CA.
Explore Further
Gonzalez Rodriguez, Jose Franci 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.