Allton, Eric Lewis
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Verified In AR RAMADI, IRAQ on September 26, 2004, the ARMY lost CPT Allton, Eric Lewis of HOUSTON, TX, 34, serving with HHB, 2D BATTALION, 17TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 2D INFANTRY DIVISION, APO AP 96258 (CAMP HOVEY, KOREA). Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, HHB, 2D BATTALION, 17TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 2D INFANTRY DIVISION, APO AP 96258 (CAMP HOVEY, KOREA), sent Allton, Eric Lewis of HOUSTON, TX, then 34, ? CPT ? to Iraq.
On September 26, 2004, he died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
The members of HHB, 2D BATTALION, 17TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 2D INFANTRY DIVISION, APO AP 96258 (CAMP HOVEY, KOREA) who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Allton, Eric Lewis 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.
