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Marine found dead in barracks aboard base
MCAGCC — A 21-year-old Marine, Cpl. Chad E. Oligschlaeger, died in his barracks Tuesday at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms.
First Lt. Curtis Williamson, the public information officer for 1st Marine Division, said the investigation into what caused Oligschlaeger’s death is ongoing. He could not comment further until the investigation is complete.
Oligschlaeger, an Austin, Texas, native, was found unresponsive in his barracks room, where he was pronounced dead by the Marine base fire department.
He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
A mortarman, Oligschlaeger joined the Marine Corps on July 19, 2004, and had served in Iraq twice.
He received the Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.
“Each Marine and sailor in our Division is a valued member and is deeply important to us,” Williamson stated in a news release announcing the death. “Our thoughts and condolences remain with Oligschlaeger’s family and friends.”
Oligschlaeger is the third Marine to be found dead aboard the Twentynine Palms combat center this year.
On Feb. 18, Pvt. Jeffery Slaten, an electrical equipment repair specialist, was found unconscious at his work station and was pronounced dead at the Navy hospital. Slaten was attached to Combat Logistics Battalion 7.
On Jan. 20, Lance Cpl. Cameron Babcock, a 19-year-old Iraq war veteran, was found shot in the chest in his barracks. Officials originally speculated he died due to “the negligent handling of a privately owned weapon,” in a news release from Camp Pendleton. However, another veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Sgt. Lincoln J. Crall, later was charged with manslaughter for Babcock’s death.
Crall is undergoing a court-martialing process at the base, according to a Marine Corps spokesperson.
First Lt. Curtis Williamson, the public information officer for 1st Marine Division, said the investigation into what caused Oligschlaeger’s death is ongoing. He could not comment further until the investigation is complete.
Oligschlaeger, an Austin, Texas, native, was found unresponsive in his barracks room, where he was pronounced dead by the Marine base fire department.
He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
A mortarman, Oligschlaeger joined the Marine Corps on July 19, 2004, and had served in Iraq twice.
He received the Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.
“Each Marine and sailor in our Division is a valued member and is deeply important to us,” Williamson stated in a news release announcing the death. “Our thoughts and condolences remain with Oligschlaeger’s family and friends.”
Oligschlaeger is the third Marine to be found dead aboard the Twentynine Palms combat center this year.
On Feb. 18, Pvt. Jeffery Slaten, an electrical equipment repair specialist, was found unconscious at his work station and was pronounced dead at the Navy hospital. Slaten was attached to Combat Logistics Battalion 7.
On Jan. 20, Lance Cpl. Cameron Babcock, a 19-year-old Iraq war veteran, was found shot in the chest in his barracks. Officials originally speculated he died due to “the negligent handling of a privately owned weapon,” in a news release from Camp Pendleton. However, another veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Sgt. Lincoln J. Crall, later was charged with manslaughter for Babcock’s death.
Crall is undergoing a court-martialing process at the base, according to a Marine Corps spokesperson.
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