Petty, Erickson Heath
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Verified SSG Petty, Erickson Heath, 28, a native of FT GIBSON, OK, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 1ST BN, 35TH ARMOR (1AD) APO AE 09034 (BAUMHOLDER, GE), during Operation Iraqi Freedom on May 3, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Petty, Erickson Heath was 28 and from FT GIBSON, OK when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 1ST BN, 35TH ARMOR (1AD) APO AE 09034 (BAUMHOLDER, GE) as SSG. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on May 3, 2004 in SALMAN, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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.
FT GIBSON, OK is where Petty, Erickson Heath came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Petty, Erickson Heath 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.
