Hunt, Kenneth E Jr

Also known as: MSGT, MWSS-371, MWSG-37, 3D MAW, MCAS YUMA, AZ

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedOctober 12, 2005

Age40 years old

Location of DeathSAN ANTONIO, UNITED STATES

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In SAN ANTONIO, UNITED STATES on October 12, 2005, the MARINE CORPS lost MSGT Hunt, Kenneth E Jr of TUCSON, AZ, 40, serving with MWSS-371, MWSG-37, 3D MAW, MCAS YUMA, AZ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Hunt, Kenneth E Jr was 40 and from TUCSON, AZ when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, MWSS-371, MWSG-37, 3D MAW, MCAS YUMA, AZ as MSGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

October 12, 2005 ? Hunt, Kenneth E Jr died in SAN ANTONIO, UNITED STATES, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2005.

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.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Hunt, Kenneth E 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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