Koehler, Gary Allen
CPL Koehler, Gary Allen, age 21, of YPSILANTI, MI ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 1ST BN, 8TH MAR, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, ? died on November 1, 2006 in HADITHAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 1ST BN, 8TH MAR, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, sent Koehler, Gary Allen of YPSILANTI, MI, then 21, ? CPL ? to Iraq.
On November 1, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Koehler, Gary Allen in HADITHAH, IRAQ. He was 21. The MARINE CORPS recorded the cause as 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.
YPSILANTI, MI is where Koehler, Gary Allen came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
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Koehler, Gary Allen 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.