Hawkins, Gene Anthony
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Verified SGT Hawkins, Gene Anthony, 24, a native of ORLANDO, FL, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 14TH ENGINEER BATTALION, 555TH ENGINEER GROUP, FORT LEWIS, WA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on October 12, 2006. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Hawkins, Gene Anthony was 24 and from ORLANDO, FL when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 14TH ENGINEER BATTALION, 555TH ENGINEER GROUP, FORT LEWIS, WA as SGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
Killed on October 12, 2006 in MOSUL, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Hawkins, Gene Anthony was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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 members of COMPANY A, 14TH ENGINEER BATTALION, 555TH ENGINEER GROUP, FORT LEWIS, WA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Hawkins, Gene Anthony 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.
