Schmitz, Joshua Mark

Also known as: CPL, L CO, 3D BN, 2D MAR, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 26, 2006

Age21 years old

Location of DeathAL JAZEERA, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On December 26, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Schmitz, Joshua Mark of SPENCER, WI in AL JAZEERA, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Schmitz, Joshua Mark was 21 and from SPENCER, WI when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, L CO, 3D BN, 2D MAR, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC as CPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

Killed on December 26, 2006 in AL JAZEERA, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Schmitz, Joshua Mark 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.

SPENCER, WI is where Schmitz, Joshua Mark came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Schmitz, Joshua Mark 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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