Frazier, Jacob Lee
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Verified Staff Sgt. Jacob Lee Frazier, 24, of St. Charles, Illinois, was a member of the Illinois Air National Guard's 169th Air Support Operations Squadron. He was killed in a hostile incident in Afghanistan on March 29, 2003.
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Jacob Lee Frazier was a 24-year-old Staff Sergeant from St. Charles, Illinois. He served with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron, part of the 182nd Airlift Wing of the Illinois Air National Guard based in Peoria. The unit's mission involved providing tactical air control and battlefield communications support for ground forces.
Frazier died on March 29, 2003, in a hostile incident near the city of Ghazni, Afghanistan. According to U.S. Department of Defense reports, he was part of a two-vehicle convoy that came under small-arms fire. He was reportedly assigned to a special operations task force at the time of his death.
His death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. The operation's initial phase focused on dismantling al-Qaeda and removing the Taliban government in Afghanistan. By early 2003, the conflict had entered a stabilization and counterinsurgency phase.
The Pentagon announced Frazier's death on March 31, 2003. He was the first member of the Illinois Air National Guard to be killed in action since the Korean War. His body was returned to Illinois, and he was buried with military honors.
Frazier is memorialized on the Illinois Fallen Heroes Memorial and the Peoria Air National Guard base. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star Medal.
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Jacob Frazier was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001–2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.
