Cerrone, Michael Anthony

Also known as: CPT, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 505TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT [25 ID] FORT BRAGG, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedNovember 12, 2006

Age24 years old

Location of DeathSAMARRA, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On November 12, 2006, the ARMY lost CPT Cerrone, Michael Anthony of FORT BRAGG, NC in SAMARRA, IRAQ. He was 24. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Cerrone, Michael Anthony of FORT BRAGG, NC, 24 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 505TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT [25 ID] FORT BRAGG, NC at the rank of CPT ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on November 12, 2006 in SAMARRA, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.

The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: November 12, 2006. Hometown: FORT BRAGG, NC.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Cerrone, Michael Anthony 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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