Singh, Gurpreet
At 21, CPL Singh, Gurpreet of ANTELOPE, CA was serving with the MARINE CORPS, 1ST BN 5TH MAR, (RCT-8, II MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, when he died in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on June 22, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The MARINE CORPS, 1ST BN 5TH MAR, (RCT-8, II MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, sent Singh, Gurpreet of ANTELOPE, CA, then 21, ? CPL ? to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
On June 22, 2011, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Singh, Gurpreet in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. He was 21. The MARINE CORPS recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
Operation Enduring Freedom began October 7, 2001 ? twenty-six days after September 11. It lasted 13 years, the longest armed conflict in US history, ending December 28, 2014. 2,356 Americans were killed across Afghanistan, the Philippines, and the Horn of Africa.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Enduring Freedom. Date of death: June 22, 2011. Hometown: ANTELOPE, CA.
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Singh, Gurpreet was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (from October 2001 to December 2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.