Parker, Elisha Richard

Also known as: SGT, B CO, 1ST CEB, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMay 4, 2006

Age21 years old

Location of DeathFALLUJAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On May 4, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost SGT Parker, Elisha Richard of TABERG, NY in FALLUJAH, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Parker, Elisha Richard was 21 and from TABERG, NY when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, B CO, 1ST CEB, (RCT-5, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA as SGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

On May 4, 2006, he died in FALLUJAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.

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.

TABERG, NY is where Parker, Elisha Richard came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Parker, Elisha Richard 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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