Merlo, Ivan Ernesto
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Verified SPC Merlo, Ivan Ernesto, 19, a native of SAN MARCOS, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY, 1 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on January 8, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
SPC Merlo, Ivan Ernesto, 19 years old, grew up in SAN MARCOS, CA and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 327TH INFANTRY, 1 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On January 8, 2008, the ARMY lost SPC Merlo, Ivan Ernesto in SAMARRA, IRAQ. He was 19. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
In the later years of OIF, the surge had reduced violence significantly. But Americans continued to die ? IEDs, snipers, crashes ? as the mission shifted toward transition and withdrawal.
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.
Explore Further
Merlo, Ivan Ernesto 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.
