Welke, Joseph Tyler
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Verified LCPL Welke, Joseph Tyler, age 20, of RAPID CITY, SD ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, I CO, 3D BN, 1ST MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, ? died on November 20, 2004 in LANDSTUHL, GERMANY. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the MARINE CORPS ? I CO, 3D BN, 1ST MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA ? serving as LCPL, Welke, Joseph Tyler was 20 and came from RAPID CITY, SD.
On November 20, 2004, he died in LANDSTUHL, GERMANY ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.
The members of I CO, 3D BN, 1ST MAR, RCT-1, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Welke, Joseph Tyler 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.
