Eckhardt, Christopher Michael

Also known as: PFC, BATTERY B, 4TH BATTALION, 42D FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT HOOD, TX

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMay 3, 2006

Age19 years old

Location of DeathTAJI, IRAQ

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

BATTERY B, 4TH BATTALION, 42D FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT HOOD, TX, ARMY ? PFC Eckhardt, Christopher Michael (PHOENIX, AZ), age 19, ? died in TAJI, IRAQ on May 3, 2006.

Their Story

Eckhardt, Christopher Michael of PHOENIX, AZ, 19 years old, served in the ARMY with BATTERY B, 4TH BATTALION, 42D FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT HOOD, TX at the rank of PFC ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

On May 3, 2006, the ARMY lost PFC Eckhardt, Christopher Michael in TAJI, IRAQ. He was 19.

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: May 3, 2006. Hometown: PHOENIX, AZ.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Eckhardt, Christopher Michael 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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