Mcelveen, Anthony Thomas

Also known as: CPL, F CO, 2D BN, 7TH MAR, (RCT-8, 2D MAR DIV), 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 1, 2005

Age21 years old

Location of DeathFALLUJAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

From LITTLE FALLS, MN, CPL Mcelveen, Anthony Thomas served with the MARINE CORPS, F CO, 2D BN, 7TH MAR, (RCT-8, 2D MAR DIV), 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, and died on December 1, 2005 in FALLUJAH, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Mcelveen, Anthony Thomas was 21 and from LITTLE FALLS, MN when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, F CO, 2D BN, 7TH MAR, (RCT-8, 2D MAR DIV), 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA as CPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

On December 1, 2005, he died in FALLUJAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: December 1, 2005. Hometown: LITTLE FALLS, MN.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Mcelveen, Anthony Thomas 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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