Phelps, Chance Russell
Male
Verified On April 9, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Phelps, Chance Russell of CLIFTON, CO in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. He was 19. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as LCPL Phelps, Chance Russell, from CLIFTON, CO, at age 19, with L BTRY, HQBN DET, 3D BN, 11TH MAR, RCT-7, 1ST MARDIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.
The date recorded for his death: April 9, 2004. Location: AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. Cause: 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 9, 2004. Hometown: CLIFTON, CO.
Explore Further
Phelps, Chance Russell 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.
