Merville, Christopher Andrew
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Verified In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on October 12, 2004, the ARMY lost SPC Merville, Christopher Andrew of ALBUQUERQUE, NM, 26, serving with A BATTERY, 2D BATTALION, 17TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 2D INFANTRY DIVISION, CAMP HOVEY, KOREA. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Merville, Christopher Andrew was 26 and from ALBUQUERQUE, NM when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, A BATTERY, 2D BATTALION, 17TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 2D INFANTRY DIVISION, CAMP HOVEY, KOREA as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
The date recorded for his death: October 12, 2004. Location: BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: 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.
The members of A BATTERY, 2D BATTALION, 17TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 2D INFANTRY DIVISION, CAMP HOVEY, KOREA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Merville, Christopher Andrew 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.
