Hammond, Nathaniel Thomas
Male
Verified WPNS CO, 2D BN, 24TH MAR, 24TH MEU, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? CPL Hammond, Nathaniel Thomas (TULSA, OK), age 24, ? died in YUSUFIYAH, IRAQ on November 8, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as CPL Hammond, Nathaniel Thomas, from TULSA, OK, at age 24, with WPNS CO, 2D BN, 24TH MAR, 24TH MEU, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on November 8, 2004 in YUSUFIYAH, 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 WPNS CO, 2D BN, 24TH MAR, 24TH MEU, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Hammond, Nathaniel Thomas 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.
