Shea, Kevin Michael

Also known as: LTCOL, HQ CO, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedSeptember 14, 2004

Age38 years old

Location of DeathAL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

LTCOL Shea, Kevin Michael, 38, a native of WASHINGTON, DC, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, HQ CO, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on September 14, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Shea, Kevin Michael of WASHINGTON, DC, 38 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with HQ CO, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA at the rank of LTCOL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

On September 14, 2004, he died in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.

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.

WASHINGTON, DC is where Shea, Kevin Michael 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

Shea, Kevin Michael 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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