California’s War Dead

Jimmy J. Arroyave, 30

Marines, Staff Sergeant

Combat Service Support Battalion 1, Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: April 15, 2004

Ramadi (northeast of), Iraq

Married, 4 children

Gender: Male

Hometown: Woodland

High School: Cache Creek High School (Yolo)

Foreign Country of Birth: Colombia

Burial: Winters Cemetery, Winters, Calif.

Jimmy loved the national parks. He had a national parks 'passport' that he kept at home in the safe so he wouldn't lose it.

— Rachelle Arroyave, widow

Arroyave was born in Colombia and moved to California as a child. His wife was pregnant with their third child when he was killed. He planned to serve in the Marines for 20 years.

Times obituary

« Brian M. Wood, 04/16/2004

Victor A. Rosales Lomeli, 04/13/2004 »

Two memories of Jimmy J. Arroyave

SSgt Arroyabe was on his way to a life of accomplishments for his country, his family and himself...in that order. I remember talking to him as a Corporal in Camp Pendleton(MWSS372), he was a headstrong young man; we talked about his service to the Marine Corps and how he would benefit it by staying in. I will always remember him. God Bless you and your family.

— Daniel Ramos, MSgt USMC Retired

April 8, 2011 at 8 a.m.

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From a friend in the US Army RIP.I hope I get to be as good of a soldier as you were.

Pvt. Hernandez, Andrew
12B Combat Engineer
US Army 36th Engineer Bde 20th Engineer Battalion 3rd Armored corps
Ft. Hood, Tx

23Apr2012

— Pvt. Andrew Hernandez

April 23, 2012 at 9:23 p.m.

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