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Eric Lewis Allton |
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Engagements: • Iraq War (Operation Iraqi Freedom) (2003 - 2011) |
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Biography: | ||||
Eric Lewis Allton Eric Lewis Allton was born on 15 April 1970 in Alton, IL, the son of Harry and Laurene Allton. Eric graduated from Westbury Senior High in 1988. He attended Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, TX, and obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland. Allton began his military career by enlisting in the Army in 1994. He was assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division in Korea, then deployed to Iraq in August of 2004. On 26 September 2004, Captain Allton was killed in action when he was struck by a mortar round in Ramadi, Iraq. Captain Eric Lewis Allton was killed in action on 26 September 2004 in Ramadi, Iraq. He is buried at Houston National Cemetery in Houston, Harris County, TX. |
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Honoree ID: 2061 | Created by: MHOH |