Eckhart, William Cody
At 25, SGT Eckhart, William Cody of ROCKSPRINGS, TX was serving with the ARMY, F TROOP, 1ST SQUADRON / 4TH CAVALRY, APO AE 09122 (SCHWEINFURT, GE), when he died in BALAD, IRAQ on April 10, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SGT Eckhart, William Cody, 25 years old, grew up in ROCKSPRINGS, TX and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with F TROOP, 1ST SQUADRON / 4TH CAVALRY, APO AE 09122 (SCHWEINFURT, GE) during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On April 10, 2004, he died in BALAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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.
ROCKSPRINGS, TX is where Eckhart, William Cody came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Eckhart, William Cody 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.