Brooks, William Jerome
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Verified SSG Brooks, William Jerome, 30, a native of HINESVILLE, GA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, HHC,1ST BATTALION, 64TH ARMOR, 2BCT, (3ID), FORT STEWART, GA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on May 3, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as SSG Brooks, William Jerome, from HINESVILLE, GA, at age 30, with HHC,1ST BATTALION, 64TH ARMOR, 2BCT, (3ID), FORT STEWART, GA, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
May 3, 2005 ? Brooks, William Jerome died in BAGHDAD, 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.
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
Brooks, William Jerome 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.
