Gibson, Derek Arthur
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Verified From EUSTIS, FL, PFC Gibson, Derek Arthur served with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 12TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, FORT CARSON, CO, and died on April 4, 2007 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 12TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, FORT CARSON, CO, sent Gibson, Derek Arthur of EUSTIS, FL, then 20, ? PFC ? to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on April 4, 2007 in BAGHDAD, 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.
The ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Gibson, Derek Arthur 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.
