Kimple, James Fredrick

Also known as: LCPL, CLB-1, CLR-1, 1ST MLG, CAMP PENDLETON, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMay 2, 2008

Age21 years old

Location of DeathKARMAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, CLB-1, CLR-1, 1ST MLG, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, LCPL Kimple, James Fredrick of CARROLL, OH, 21, died in KARMAH, IRAQ on May 2, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Kimple, James Fredrick of CARROLL, OH, 21 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with CLB-1, CLR-1, 1ST MLG, CAMP PENDLETON, CA at the rank of LCPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

May 2, 2008 ? Kimple, James Fredrick died in KARMAH, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2008.

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.

CARROLL, OH is where Kimple, James Fredrick came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Kimple, James Fredrick 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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