Holloway, Matthew Wayne
Reserve, MARINE CORPS, C CO, 1ST BN, 23D MAR (31ST MEU, 1ST MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, LCPL Holloway, Matthew Wayne of FULTON, TX, 21, died in HIT, IRAQ on January 13, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From FULTON, TX, LCPL Holloway, Matthew Wayne, serving with C CO, 1ST BN, 23D MAR (31ST MEU, 1ST MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, was 21 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on January 13, 2005 in HIT, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: January 13, 2005. Hometown: FULTON, TX.
Explore Further
Holloway, Matthew Wayne 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.