Steffeney, Eric Matthew
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Verified At 28, SSG Steffeney, Eric Matthew of WATERLOO, IA was serving with the ARMY, 18TH ORDNANCE COMPANY, 184TH ORDNANCE BATTALION, 52ND ORDNANCE GROUP, FORT BRAGG, NC, when he died in TUZ, IRAQ on February 23, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From WATERLOO, IA, SSG Steffeney, Eric Matthew, serving with 18TH ORDNANCE COMPANY, 184TH ORDNANCE BATTALION, 52ND ORDNANCE GROUP, FORT BRAGG, NC, was 28 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
February 23, 2005 ? Steffeney, Eric Matthew died in TUZ, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2005.
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.
WATERLOO, IA is where Steffeney, Eric Matthew came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Steffeney, Eric Matthew 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.
