Marine 1st Lt. Oscar Jimenez
Death: Apr 11, 2004
of San Diego; assigned to 3rd Battalion 4th Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division I Marine Expeditionary Force at Twentynine Palms Calif.; killed April 11 by hostile fire in Anbar province Iraq. Marine from San Diego killed in Iraq Associated Press SAN DIEGO — A 34-year-old Marine from San Diego was killed while fighting in the Anbar province of Iraq military officials have announced. Marine 1st Lt. Oscar Jimenez was killed by enemy fire on Sunday the Department of Defense said Monday. Jimenez was a logistics officer assigned to the Headquarters and Support Company 3rd Battalion 4th Marine Regiment 1st Marine Division I Marine Expeditionary Force at Twentynine Palms. Jimenez joined the Marines in August 2001 and was assigned to his current unit the following year. He first deployed to Iraq in 2003 and was redeployed in February 2004 . Jimenez received the Combat Action Ribbon the Good Conduct Medal the Navy/Marine Achievement Medal the Navy Unit Commendation the Presidential Unit Citation Kuwait Liberation medals two Southwest Asia Service Medals the Selected Marine Corps Reserve Medal the Armed Forces Reserve Medal the National Defense Service Medal and two Sea Service Deployment Ribbons. Jimenez has been recommended for the Purple Heart. He is survived by a wife and three children.