Wyatt, Matthew Alan

Also known as: CPL, 5THBN, 10THMAR, (TF NAHA, 31ST MEU, 1ST MARDIV), 2D MARDIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 3, 2004

Age21 years old

Location of DeathKOREAN VILLAGE, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In KOREAN VILLAGE, IRAQ on December 3, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Wyatt, Matthew Alan of MILLSTADT, IL, 21, serving with 5THBN, 10THMAR, (TF NAHA, 31ST MEU, 1ST MARDIV), 2D MARDIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Serving as CPL Wyatt, Matthew Alan, from MILLSTADT, IL, at age 21, with 5THBN, 10THMAR, (TF NAHA, 31ST MEU, 1ST MARDIV), 2D MARDIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, he went to Iraq with the MARINE CORPS. He did not come home.

The date recorded for his death: December 3, 2004. Location: KOREAN VILLAGE, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: December 3, 2004. Hometown: MILLSTADT, IL.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Wyatt, Matthew Alan 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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