Hernandez, Eric James

Also known as: SGT, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY, 1 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 4, 2007

Age26 years old

Location of DeathBAYJI, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY, 1 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, ARMY ? SGT Hernandez, Eric James (WEST MILFORD, NJ), age 26, ? died in BAYJI, IRAQ on December 4, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Hernandez, Eric James was 26 and from WEST MILFORD, NJ when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY, 1 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY as SGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

December 4, 2007 ? Hernandez, Eric James died in BAYJI, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2007.

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.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Hernandez, Eric James 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.

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