Ross, Eric Shea
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Verified SSG Ross, Eric Shea, 26, a native of KENDUSKEAG, ME, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 12TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on February 9, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SSG Ross, Eric Shea, from KENDUSKEAG, ME, at age 26, with TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 12TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
On February 9, 2007, the ARMY lost SSG Ross, Eric Shea in BAQUBAH, IRAQ. He was 26. 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.
The members of TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 12TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Ross, Eric Shea 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.
