Orlowski, Eric James

Also known as: LCPL, 2D TK BN, 5TH MAR, 2D MARDIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMarch 22, 2003

Age26 years old

Location of DeathIraq

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

Reserve, MARINE CORPS, 2D TK BN, 5TH MAR, 2D MARDIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, LCPL Orlowski, Eric James of BUFFALO, NY, 26, died in Iraq on March 22, 2003.

Their Story

Orlowski, Eric James was 26 and from BUFFALO, NY when he joined the Reserve, MARINE CORPS, 2D TK BN, 5TH MAR, 2D MARDIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC as LCPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

March 22, 2003 ? Orlowski, Eric James died in Iraq. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2003.

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 MARINE CORPS recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Orlowski, Eric James 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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