Norwood, Byron Wayne
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Verified SGT Norwood, Byron Wayne, 25, a native of PFLUGERVILLE, TX, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 3D BN, 1ST MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on November 13, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From PFLUGERVILLE, TX, SGT Norwood, Byron Wayne, serving with WPNS CO, 3D BN, 1ST MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, was 25 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on November 13, 2004 in FALLUJAH, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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.
PFLUGERVILLE, TX is where Norwood, Byron Wayne came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
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Norwood, Byron Wayne 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.
