Slebodnik, Eric Wentworth

Also known as: SGT, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 109TH INFANTRY (2MEF) WILLIAMSPORT, PA

Combatant

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DiedSeptember 28, 2005

Age21 years old

Location of DeathAR RAMADI, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

From GREENFIELD, PA, SGT Slebodnik, Eric Wentworth served with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 109TH INFANTRY (2MEF) WILLIAMSPORT, PA, and died on September 28, 2005 in AR RAMADI, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Serving as SGT Slebodnik, Eric Wentworth, from GREENFIELD, PA, at age 21, with COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 109TH INFANTRY (2MEF) WILLIAMSPORT, PA, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.

September 28, 2005 ? Slebodnik, Eric Wentworth died in AR RAMADI, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2005.

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: September 28, 2005. Hometown: GREENFIELD, PA.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Slebodnik, Eric Wentworth 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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