Johnson, Markus James
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Verified PFC Johnson, Markus James, 21, a native of SPRINGFIELD, MA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, D BTRY, 4TH BATTALION / 3D AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY, APO AE 09225 (KITZINGEN, GE), during Operation Iraqi Freedom on June 1, 2004.
Their Story
The ARMY, D BTRY, 4TH BATTALION / 3D AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY, APO AE 09225 (KITZINGEN, GE), sent Johnson, Markus James of SPRINGFIELD, MA, then 21, ? PFC ? to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on June 1, 2004 in MOSUL, IRAQ.
In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: June 1, 2004. Hometown: SPRINGFIELD, MA.
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Johnson, Markus James 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.
