Leusink, William Jay

Also known as: LCPL, K CO, 3D BN, 3D MAR, (RCT-7, I MEF FWD), 3D MAR DIV, MCBH KANEOHE BAY, HI

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMay 22, 2006

Age21 years old

Location of DeathAL ASAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

LCPL Leusink, William Jay, age 21, of MAURICE, IA ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, K CO, 3D BN, 3D MAR, (RCT-7, I MEF FWD), 3D MAR DIV, MCBH KANEOHE BAY, HI, ? died on May 22, 2006 in AL ASAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Leusink, William Jay was 21 and from MAURICE, IA when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, K CO, 3D BN, 3D MAR, (RCT-7, I MEF FWD), 3D MAR DIV, MCBH KANEOHE BAY, HI as LCPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

May 22, 2006 ? Leusink, William Jay died in AL ASAD, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2006.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: May 22, 2006. Hometown: MAURICE, IA.

Sources & References

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

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Leusink, William Jay 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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