Emily Perez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emily Perez

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1983

Place of Birth: Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 12-Sep-2006

Profession: military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Emily Jazmin Tatum Perez (19 February 1983 – 12 September 2006) was a Cadet Command Sergeant Major in the United States Military Academy at West Point. Born in Heidelberg, West Germany, of African American and Hispanic parents in a U.S.
military family, she graduated from Oxon Hill High School in Maryland, where she ranked among the top-10 students in her class.
In July 2001, after graduation from high school, Perez entered the United States Military Academy at West Point.
There she was an exemplary student and talented track athlete, becoming the highest-ranking African-American female cadet in the history of West Point.
Following graduation from West Point in 2005, she was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division of the United States Army.
Perez was killed in action on September 12, 2006, while leading a convoy through Al Kifl, Iraq.
She was the first female African-American officer in US military history to die in combat.