Bernholtz, Eric James

Also known as: LCPL, L CO, 3D BN, 25TH MAR, (RCT-2, 2D MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, COLUMBUS, OH

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedAugust 3, 2005

Age23 years old

Location of DeathBARWANAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

LCPL Bernholtz, Eric James, age 23, of FRANKLIN, OH ? Reserve, MARINE CORPS, L CO, 3D BN, 25TH MAR, (RCT-2, 2D MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, COLUMBUS, OH, ? died on August 3, 2005 in BARWANAH, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Bernholtz, Eric James was 23 and from FRANKLIN, OH when he joined the Reserve, MARINE CORPS, L CO, 3D BN, 25TH MAR, (RCT-2, 2D MAR DIV), 4TH MAR DIV, COLUMBUS, OH as LCPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on August 3, 2005 in BARWANAH, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.

Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: August 3, 2005. Hometown: FRANKLIN, OH.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Bernholtz, Eric James 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.

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