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Casualty Info
Home Town Palm Bay
Last Address Palm Bay
Casualty Date Jul 29, 2012
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Afghanistan
Conflict Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
3rd Battalion 6th Marines is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Also known as "Teufelhunden", it consists of approximately 300 Marines and Sailors. They fall under the 6th Marine Regiment and the 2nd Marine Division.
Active Years
August 14, 1917 – August 20, 1919
June 14, 1922 – August 10, 1922
June 12, 1924 – November 10, 1928
November 1, 1940 – March 27, 1946
October 17, 1949 – present