Walker, Allan Kendall
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Verified Staff Sergeant Allan Kendall Walker, 28, of Palmdale, California, was a U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was killed in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 6, 2004.
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Allan Kendall Walker was a 28-year-old staff sergeant from Palmdale, California. He served with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, based at Camp Pendleton, California.
Walker died on April 6, 2004, in Iraq's Al Anbar Province. According to the Department of Defense, he was killed by hostile fire. The Marine Corps did not release specific details of the engagement, but his death occurred during a period of intense combat operations in the region.
His death came during Operation Iraqi Freedom, a conflict that began with a U.S.-led invasion in March 2003. By April 2004, U.S. forces were engaged in major offensives against insurgent strongholds, particularly in the Sunni Triangle region that included Al Anbar Province.
Walker was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart. His name is inscribed on Panel 08E, Row 012 of the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, which honors those killed in the 2001 attack and subsequent wars.
He is remembered on memorial websites maintained by veterans' groups and in local tributes from his hometown. His battalion, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, sustained significant casualties during its 2004 deployment.
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Staff Sergeant Walker was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003–2010). 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.
