Lill, Eric Anthony

Also known as: SGT, BATTERY A, 2D BATTALION, 17TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT CARSON, CO

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedJuly 6, 2007

Age28 years old

Location of DeathRUSTAMIYAH, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

From CHICAGO, IL, SGT Lill, Eric Anthony served with the ARMY, BATTERY A, 2D BATTALION, 17TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT CARSON, CO, and died on July 6, 2007 in RUSTAMIYAH, IRAQ. He was 28. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Serving as SGT Lill, Eric Anthony, from CHICAGO, IL, at age 28, with BATTERY A, 2D BATTALION, 17TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT CARSON, CO, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.

July 6, 2007 ? Lill, Eric Anthony died in RUSTAMIYAH, 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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: July 6, 2007. Hometown: CHICAGO, IL.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Lill, Eric 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.

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