Gonzales, Tony Jerold
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Verified CPL Gonzales, Tony Jerold, age 20, of NEWMAN, CA ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 6TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, SMITH BARRACKS, GERMANY, ? died on December 28, 2008 in SADR CITY, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Gonzales, Tony Jerold was 20 and from NEWMAN, CA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 6TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, SMITH BARRACKS, GERMANY as CPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on December 28, 2008 in SADR CITY, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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.
The members of COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 6TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, SMITH BARRACKS, GERMANY who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Gonzales, Tony Jerold 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.
