Otey, Deshon Elisco
Male
Verified Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, E CO, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, LCPL Otey, Deshon Elisco of RADCLIFF, KY, 24, died in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ on June 21, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the MARINE CORPS ? E CO, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA ? serving as LCPL, Otey, Deshon Elisco was 24 and came from RADCLIFF, KY.
On June 21, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Otey, Deshon Elisco in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. He was 24. The MARINE CORPS recorded the cause as 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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: June 21, 2004. Hometown: RADCLIFF, KY.
Explore Further
Otey, Deshon Elisco 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.
