Kowalik, Jakub Henryk

Also known as: LCPL, 1ST MAINTBN, 1ST FSSG, CAMP PENDLETON, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMay 12, 2003

Age21 years old

Location of DeathSA CHESTY, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

At 21, LCPL Kowalik, Jakub Henryk of NILES, IL was serving with the MARINE CORPS, 1ST MAINTBN, 1ST FSSG, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, when he died in SA CHESTY, IRAQ on May 12, 2003.

Their Story

Kowalik, Jakub Henryk of NILES, IL, 21 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with 1ST MAINTBN, 1ST FSSG, CAMP PENDLETON, CA at the rank of LCPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

On May 12, 2003, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Kowalik, Jakub Henryk in SA CHESTY, IRAQ. He was 21.

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.

The members of 1ST MAINTBN, 1ST FSSG, CAMP PENDLETON, CA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Kowalik, Jakub Henryk 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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