Stites, Jesse Wade
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Verified In HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on January 19, 2012, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Stites, Jesse Wade of NORTH BEACH, MD, 23, serving with HMH-363, MAG-24, (2D MAW, II MEF FWD) 1ST MAW, KANEOHE BAY, HI.
Their Story
The MARINE CORPS, HMH-363, MAG-24, (2D MAW, II MEF FWD) 1ST MAW, KANEOHE BAY, HI, sent Stites, Jesse Wade of NORTH BEACH, MD, then 23, ? CPL ? to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
On January 19, 2012, he died in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
The members of HMH-363, MAG-24, (2D MAW, II MEF FWD) 1ST MAW, KANEOHE BAY, HI who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Explore Further
Stites, Jesse Wade 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.
