Poelman, Eric James
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Verified From RACINE, WI, SPC Poelman, Eric James served with the ARMY, L TRP, 3D SQDN, 3D ARMORED CAV REG (TF BAGHDAD), FORT CARSON, CO, and died on June 5, 2005 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.
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A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? L TRP, 3D SQDN, 3D ARMORED CAV REG (TF BAGHDAD), FORT CARSON, CO ? serving as SPC, Poelman, Eric James was 21 and came from RACINE, WI.
On June 5, 2005, the ARMY lost SPC Poelman, Eric James in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 21. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
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: June 5, 2005. Hometown: RACINE, WI.
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Poelman, Eric James 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.
