Oratowski, Kevin Edward
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Verified In HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on August 18, 2010, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Oratowski, Kevin Edward of WHEATON, IL, 23, serving with 1ST LAR BN, (I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The MARINE CORPS, 1ST LAR BN, (I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, sent Oratowski, Kevin Edward of WHEATON, IL, then 23, ? LCPL ? to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
On August 18, 2010, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Oratowski, Kevin Edward in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. He was 23. The MARINE CORPS recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
In the final years of OEF, a surge had been deployed and drawn down. The Taliban had outlasted every strategy. The Afghan army the US built would collapse six years after OEF ended.
WHEATON, IL is where Oratowski, Kevin Edward came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Oratowski, Kevin Edward was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (from October 2001 to December 2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.
