Olson, John Thomas
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Verified CPL Olson, John Thomas, 21, a native of ELK GROVE, IL, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, HQ BN, (3D BN, 8TH MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on February 21, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Olson, John Thomas of ELK GROVE, IL, 21 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with HQ BN, (3D BN, 8TH MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC at the rank of CPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on February 21, 2005 in NASSIR WA AL SALEM, IRAQ, from 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.
ELK GROVE, IL is where Olson, John Thomas 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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Olson, John Thomas 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.
