Malcom, Dan Thomas Jr

Also known as: 1STLT, A CO, 1ST BN, 8TH MAR, (RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV) 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedNovember 10, 2004

Age25 years old

Location of DeathFALLUJAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

1STLT Malcom, Dan Thomas Jr, 25, a native of BRINSON, GA, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, A CO, 1ST BN, 8TH MAR, (RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV) 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on November 10, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

A Active Duty member of the MARINE CORPS ? A CO, 1ST BN, 8TH MAR, (RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV) 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC ? serving as 1STLT, Malcom, Dan Thomas Jr was 25 and came from BRINSON, GA.

Killed on November 10, 2004 in FALLUJAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Malcom, Dan Thomas Jr was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: November 10, 2004. Hometown: BRINSON, GA.

Sources & References

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

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Malcom, Dan Thomas Jr 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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