Watson, Cody Gordon

Also known as: LCPL, E BTRY, 2D BN, 10TH MAR, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 6, 2006

Age21 years old

Location of DeathFALLUJAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On December 6, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Watson, Cody Gordon of OXFORD, AL in FALLUJAH, IRAQ. He was 21.

Their Story

Watson, Cody Gordon of OXFORD, AL, 21 years old, served in the MARINE CORPS with E BTRY, 2D BN, 10TH MAR, 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC at the rank of LCPL ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

On December 6, 2006, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Watson, Cody Gordon in FALLUJAH, IRAQ. He was 21.

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 MARINE CORPS recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Watson, Cody Gordon 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.

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