Schmidt, John Taylor Iii
Male
Verified I CO, 3D BN, 8TH MAR, (RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, MARINE CORPS ? LCPL Schmidt, John Taylor Iii (BROOKFIELD, CT), age 21, ? died in SAN ANTONIO, UNITED STATES on May 11, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
LCPL Schmidt, John Taylor Iii, 21 years old, grew up in BROOKFIELD, CT and served as Active Duty in the MARINE CORPS with I CO, 3D BN, 8TH MAR, (RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Killed on May 11, 2005 in SAN ANTONIO, UNITED STATES ? HOSTILE ?, Schmidt, John Taylor Iii was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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.
BROOKFIELD, CT is where Schmidt, John Taylor Iii came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Schmidt, John Taylor Iii 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.
