Ayon, Eric Alonso
Male
Verified In AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ on April 9, 2004, the MARINE CORPS lost PFC Ayon, Eric Alonso of LOS ANGELES, CA, 26, serving with E CO, HQ BN, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From LOS ANGELES, CA, PFC Ayon, Eric Alonso, serving with E CO, HQ BN, 2D BN, 4TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, was 26 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Iraq.
The date recorded for his death: April 9, 2004. Location: AL ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ. Cause: 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: April 9, 2004. Hometown: LOS ANGELES, CA.
Explore Further
Ayon, Eric Alonso 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.
