Gurtner, Christian Daniel
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Verified PFC Gurtner, Christian Daniel, 19, a native of OHIO CITY, OH, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 3D LAR BN, MAGTFTC, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 2, 2003.
Their Story
PFC Gurtner, Christian Daniel, 19 years old, grew up in OHIO CITY, OH and served as Active Duty in the MARINE CORPS with 3D LAR BN, MAGTFTC, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On April 2, 2003, the MARINE CORPS lost PFC Gurtner, Christian Daniel in 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: April 2, 2003. Hometown: OHIO CITY, OH.
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Gurtner, Christian Daniel 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.
