Gonzales, Esau Shalem Atanacio
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Verified On May 3, 2010, the ARMY lost SSG Gonzales, Esau Shalem Atanacio of WHITE DEER, TX in MOSUL, IRAQ. He was 30.
Their Story
Gonzales, Esau Shalem Atanacio of WHITE DEER, TX, 30 years old, served in the ARMY with 38TH EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL, 2 HBCT, 3D INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT STEWART, GA at the rank of SSG ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
On May 3, 2010, he died in MOSUL, IRAQ. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
In the later years of OIF, the surge had reduced violence significantly. But Americans continued to die ? IEDs, snipers, crashes ? as the mission shifted toward transition and withdrawal.
WHITE DEER, TX is where Gonzales, Esau Shalem Atanacio came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Gonzales, Esau Shalem Atanacio 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.
