Trussel, Francis Marion Jr
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Verified Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 12TH CAVALRY, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, CPL Trussel, Francis Marion Jr of LINCOLN, IL, 21, died in TAHRIR, IRAQ on May 26, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From LINCOLN, IL, CPL Trussel, Francis Marion Jr, serving with COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 12TH CAVALRY, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, was 21 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
On May 26, 2007, the ARMY lost CPL Trussel, Francis Marion Jr in TAHRIR, IRAQ. He was 21. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
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.
The members of COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 12TH CAVALRY, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Trussel, Francis Marion Jr 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.
