Martinez, Oscar Amilcar
3D MAINT BN, 3D FSSG, (I MHG, I MEF), CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, JAPAN, MARINE CORPS ? PFC Martinez, Oscar Amilcar (NORTH LAUDERDALE, FL), age 19, ? died in CAMP TAQADDUM, IRAQ on October 12, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From NORTH LAUDERDALE, FL, PFC Martinez, Oscar Amilcar, serving with 3D MAINT BN, 3D FSSG, (I MHG, I MEF), CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, JAPAN, was 19 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
Killed on October 12, 2004 in CAMP TAQADDUM, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Martinez, Oscar Amilcar was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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.
The members of 3D MAINT BN, 3D FSSG, (I MHG, I MEF), CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, JAPAN who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Martinez, Oscar Amilcar 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.