Acosta, Genaro
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Verified In TAJI, IRAQ on November 12, 2003, the ARMY lost SPC Acosta, Genaro of FAIR OAKS, CA, 26, serving with BATTERY B, 1ST BATTALION, 44TH AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY, FORT HOOD, TX 76544. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, BATTERY B, 1ST BATTALION, 44TH AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY, FORT HOOD, TX 76544, sent Acosta, Genaro of FAIR OAKS, CA, then 26, ? SPC ? to Iraq.
On November 12, 2003, the ARMY lost SPC Acosta, Genaro in TAJI, IRAQ. He was 26. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: November 12, 2003. Hometown: FAIR OAKS, CA.
Explore Further
Acosta, Genaro was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.
