Menusa, Joseph

Also known as: GYSGT, 1ST CEB, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMarch 27, 2003

Age33 years old

Location of DeathIraq

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

1ST CEB, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? GYSGT Menusa, Joseph (SAN JOSE, CA), age 33, ? died in Iraq on March 27, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

GYSGT Menusa, Joseph, 33 years old, grew up in SAN JOSE, CA and served as Active Duty in the MARINE CORPS with 1ST CEB, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

March 27, 2003 ? Menusa, Joseph died in Iraq, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2003.

In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: March 27, 2003. Hometown: SAN JOSE, CA.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Menusa, Joseph 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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