Sanchez, Efrain Jr

Also known as: LCPL, COMM CO, HQ BN, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJuly 17, 2005

Age26 years old

Location of DeathAR RAMADI, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

COMM CO, HQ BN, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, MARINE CORPS ? LCPL Sanchez, Efrain Jr (PORT CHESTER, NY), age 26, ? died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ on July 17, 2005.

Their Story

Sanchez, Efrain Jr was 26 and from PORT CHESTER, NY when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, COMM CO, HQ BN, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC as LCPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

On July 17, 2005, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Sanchez, Efrain Jr in AR RAMADI, IRAQ. He was 26.

The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: July 17, 2005. Hometown: PORT CHESTER, NY.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Sanchez, Efrain 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.

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