Johnson, Philip Alexander

Also known as: LCPL, WPNS CO, 3D BN, 2D MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedSeptember 3, 2006

Age19 years old

Location of DeathHABBANIYAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In HABBANIYAH, IRAQ on September 3, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Johnson, Philip Alexander of HARTFORD, CT, 19, serving with WPNS CO, 3D BN, 2D MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Johnson, Philip Alexander was 19 and from HARTFORD, CT when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 3D BN, 2D MAR, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC as LCPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on September 3, 2006 in HABBANIYAH, 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: September 3, 2006. Hometown: HARTFORD, CT.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Johnson, Philip Alexander 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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