Cottrell, Eric Dwayne
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Verified SSG Cottrell, Eric Dwayne, 39, a native of PITTSVIEW, AL, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, BATTERY A, 5TH BATTALION, 82D FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT BLISS, TX, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on August 13, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SSG Cottrell, Eric Dwayne, from PITTSVIEW, AL, at age 39, with BATTERY A, 5TH BATTALION, 82D FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT BLISS, TX, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
On August 13, 2007, he died in QAYYARAH, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
The members of BATTERY A, 5TH BATTALION, 82D FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT BLISS, TX who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Cottrell, Eric Dwayne 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.
