Mercado, Gil

Also known as: SPC, HHC, 3D BATTALION, 187TH INFANTRY, FORT CAMPBELL, KENTUCKY

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedApril 13, 2003

Age25 years old

Location of DeathIraq

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On April 13, 2003, the ARMY lost SPC Mercado, Gil of PATERSON, NJ in Iraq. He was 25.

Their Story

Mercado, Gil was 25 and from PATERSON, NJ when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 3D BATTALION, 187TH INFANTRY, FORT CAMPBELL, KENTUCKY as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on April 13, 2003 in Iraq.

In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: April 13, 2003. Hometown: PATERSON, NJ.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Mercado, Gil 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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