Melton, Jesse Iii
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Verified CAPT Melton, Jesse Iii, 29, a native of RANDALLSTOWN, MD, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, HQ BTRY, 12TH MAR, (ARSIC - CENTRAL), 3D MAR DIV, OKINAWA, JAPAN, during Operation Enduring Freedom on September 9, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Melton, Jesse Iii of RANDALLSTOWN, MD, 29 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with HQ BTRY, 12TH MAR, (ARSIC - CENTRAL), 3D MAR DIV, OKINAWA, JAPAN at the rank of CAPT ? one of the Americans deployed to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
On September 9, 2008, the MARINE CORPS lost CAPT Melton, Jesse Iii in AFGHANYA VALLEY, AFGHANISTAN. He was 29. The MARINE CORPS recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
By the mid-period of OEF, the Taliban had rebuilt. IED attacks were climbing every year. Deaths were rising.
The MARINE CORPS classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oef.
Explore Further
Melton, Jesse Iii was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (from October 2001 to December 2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.
