Alec R. Terwiske - California's War Dead - Los Angeles Times Marines, Lance Corporal 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force Died: September 3, 2012 Hometown: Dubois, Ind. Terwiske died Sept. 3 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Terwiske is included in this database because he was stationed at Camp Pendleton.