Poindexter, Jason Towner

Also known as: PFC, E CO, 2D BN, 5TH MAR, 2 BCT, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedSeptember 12, 2004

Age20 years old

Location of DeathAL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On September 12, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost PFC Poindexter, Jason Towner of SAN ANGELO, TX in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Poindexter, Jason Towner of SAN ANGELO, TX, 20 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with E CO, 2D BN, 5TH MAR, 2 BCT, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA at the rank of PFC ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

The date recorded for his death: September 12, 2004. Location: AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: September 12, 2004. Hometown: SAN ANGELO, TX.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Poindexter, Jason Towner 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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