Uhles, Drew Michael
Male
Verified Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 1ST BN, 7TH MAR, RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, LCPL Uhles, Drew Michael of DUQUOIN, IL, 20, died in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ on September 15, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the MARINE CORPS ? WPNS CO, 1ST BN, 7TH MAR, RCT-7, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA ? serving as LCPL, Uhles, Drew Michael was 20 and came from DUQUOIN, IL.
On September 15, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Uhles, Drew Michael in AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. He was 20. The MARINE CORPS 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.
DUQUOIN, IL is where Uhles, Drew Michael came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
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Uhles, Drew 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.
