Mendez Ruiz, David Albert

Also known as: LCPL, WPNS CO, 2D BN, 7TH MAR (RCT-8, 2D MARDIV) 1ST MARDIV, TWENTYNINE PALM, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedNovember 12, 2005

Age20 years old

Location of DeathFALLUJAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In FALLUJAH, IRAQ on November 12, 2005, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Mendez Ruiz, David Albert of CLEVELAND, OH, 20, serving with WPNS CO, 2D BN, 7TH MAR (RCT-8, 2D MARDIV) 1ST MARDIV, TWENTYNINE PALM, CA. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Mendez Ruiz, David Albert was 20 and from CLEVELAND, OH when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 2D BN, 7TH MAR (RCT-8, 2D MARDIV) 1ST MARDIV, TWENTYNINE PALM, CA as LCPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

The date recorded for his death: November 12, 2005. Location: FALLUJAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

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: November 12, 2005. Hometown: CLEVELAND, OH.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Mendez Ruiz, David Albert 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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