Hurt, Gifford Ethan Jr
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Verified PFC Hurt, Gifford Ethan Jr, 19, a native of YONKERS, NY, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, BATTERY C, 1ST BATTALION, 14TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on January 20, 2010.
Their Story
From YONKERS, NY, PFC Hurt, Gifford Ethan Jr, serving with BATTERY C, 1ST BATTALION, 14TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA, was 19 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on January 20, 2010 in MOSUL, IRAQ.
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.
YONKERS, NY is where Hurt, Gifford Ethan Jr came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Hurt, Gifford Ethan Jr 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.
