Peraltaguzman, Rafael
Male
Verified 1ST BN, 3D MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? SGT Peraltaguzman, Rafael (SAN DIEGO, CA), age 25, ? died in FALLUJAH, IRAQ on November 15, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Peraltaguzman, Rafael of SAN DIEGO, CA, 25 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with 1ST BN, 3D MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA at the rank of SGT ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
On November 15, 2004, 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.
SAN DIEGO, CA is where Peraltaguzman, Rafael came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Peraltaguzman, Rafael 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.
