Owens, David Edward Jr
Male
Verified Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 3D BN, 5TH MAR, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, LCPL Owens, David Edward Jr of WINCHESTER, VA, 20, died in Iraq on April 12, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
LCPL Owens, David Edward Jr, 20 years old, grew up in WINCHESTER, VA and served as Active Duty in the MARINE CORPS with 3D BN, 5TH MAR, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on April 12, 2003 in 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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: April 12, 2003. Hometown: WINCHESTER, VA.
Explore Further
Owens, David Edward Jr 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.
