The Department of Defense on Thursday announced the death of Marine Sgt. Joshua D. Desforges of Ludlow, who killed while serving in Afghanistan.
LUDLOW - The Department of Defense on Thursday announced the death of Marine Sgt. Joshua D. Desforges of Ludlow, who killed while serving in Afghanistan.
Desforges, 23,, was killed Wednesday while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
He was one of two Marines killed Wednesday in the same area of Afghanistan during combat operations, the Defense Department announced.
The other was identified as Sgt. Donald J. Lamar II, 23, of Fredericksburg, Va., who was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.