Huston, James Benton Jr

Also known as: LCPL, F CO, 2D BN, 1ST MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJuly 2, 2004

Age22 years old

Location of DeathAL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

LCPL Huston, James Benton Jr, age 22, of HERMISTON, OR ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, F CO, 2D BN, 1ST MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, ? died on July 2, 2004 in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Huston, James Benton Jr was 22 and from HERMISTON, OR when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, F CO, 2D BN, 1ST MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA as LCPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

On July 2, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Huston, James Benton Jr in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. He was 22. The MARINE CORPS recorded the cause as 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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: July 2, 2004. Hometown: HERMISTON, OR.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Huston, James Benton 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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