Summers, James Eugene Iii
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Verified From BOURBON, MO, CPL Summers, James Eugene Iii served with the ARMY, TROOP A, 6TH SQUADRON, 9TH CAVALRY, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, and died on May 28, 2007 in ABU SAYDA, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? TROOP A, 6TH SQUADRON, 9TH CAVALRY, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX ? serving as CPL, Summers, James Eugene Iii was 21 and came from BOURBON, MO.
On May 28, 2007, he died in ABU SAYDA, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
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 ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Summers, James Eugene Iii 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.
