Milczark, Matthew Gregory

Also known as: PFC, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMarch 8, 2004

Age18 years old

Location of DeathCAMP VICTORY, KUWAIT

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On March 8, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost PFC Milczark, Matthew Gregory of KETTLE RIVER, MN in CAMP VICTORY, KUWAIT. He was 18.

Their Story

Serving as PFC Milczark, Matthew Gregory, from KETTLE RIVER, MN, at age 18, with 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.

The date recorded for his death: March 8, 2004. Location: CAMP VICTORY, KUWAIT.

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 8, 2004. Hometown: KETTLE RIVER, MN.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Milczark, Matthew Gregory 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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