Hometown: Fremont, CA
Branch: U.S. Marine Corps
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California
Military Honors: Purple Heart
Date of Sacrifice: April 6, 2004 - KIA in Ramadi, Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Age: 19
Conflict: Iraq War, 2003-2011

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Sources
Card photo and story details submitted by Mrs. Dianne Layfield, LCpl Layfield’s Gold Star Mother.
The Times Leader, September 14, 2004: Grieving the loss of a gentle warrior
The Stockton Record, April 12, 2004: Fremont Marine killed in Iraq during battle
The Bradenton Herald, August 23, 2004: Driving Into Disaster
Military Times—Honor the Fallen: Marine Lance Cpl. Travis J. Layfield
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, April 20, 2004—Extensions of Remarks: In Memory of Lance Cpl. Travis J. Layfield
SFGate, April 16, 2004: LAYFIELD, Lance Corporal, Travis J.
Oakland Tribune, January 9, 2006: Family of soldier slain in Iraq discovers he had a young son
Burial Site: Find a Grave