Melcher, Mark William
Male
Verified National Guard, ARMY, CO A, 1ST BATTALION, 109TH INFANTRY, 2D BCT, 28TH ID, (1 MEF), HONESDALE, PA, SPC Melcher, Mark William of PITTSBURGH, PA, 34, died in TAQADDUM, IRAQ on April 15, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SPC Melcher, Mark William, from PITTSBURGH, PA, at age 34, with CO A, 1ST BATTALION, 109TH INFANTRY, 2D BCT, 28TH ID, (1 MEF), HONESDALE, PA, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on April 15, 2006 in TAQADDUM, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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.
PITTSBURGH, PA is where Melcher, Mark William came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Melcher, Mark William 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.
