Griffin, Patrick Lee Jr

Also known as: SSGT, 728TH AIR CONTROL SQUADRON, EGLIN AFB, FL

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMay 13, 2003

Age31 years old

Location of DeathNEAR DIWANIYAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

SSGT Griffin, Patrick Lee Jr, age 31, of ELGIN, SC ? Active Duty, AIR FORCE, 728TH AIR CONTROL SQUADRON, EGLIN AFB, FL, ? died on May 13, 2003 in NEAR DIWANIYAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

The AIR FORCE, 728TH AIR CONTROL SQUADRON, EGLIN AFB, FL, sent Griffin, Patrick Lee Jr of ELGIN, SC, then 31, ? SSGT ? to Iraq.

Killed on May 13, 2003 in NEAR DIWANIYAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Griffin, Patrick Lee Jr was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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.

ELGIN, SC is where Griffin, Patrick Lee Jr came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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Griffin, Patrick Lee 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.

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