Hicks, Jon Thomas Jr
Male
Verified Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, B CO, 2D BN, 9TH MAR, (MSF-ASHRAF, II MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC 28542, LCPL Hicks, Jon Thomas Jr of ATCO, NJ, 20, died in ASHRAF, IRAQ on September 10, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
LCPL Hicks, Jon Thomas Jr, 20 years old, grew up in ATCO, NJ and served as Active Duty in the MARINE CORPS with B CO, 2D BN, 9TH MAR, (MSF-ASHRAF, II MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC 28542 during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
September 10, 2007 ? Hicks, Jon Thomas Jr died in ASHRAF, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2007.
The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.
The MARINE CORPS classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Hicks, Jon Thomas 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.
