Ganey, Jerry Lewis Jr
SGT Ganey, Jerry Lewis Jr, 29, a native of FOLKSTON, GA, died serving in the National Guard, ARMY, COMPANY C, 648TH ENGINEER BATTALION, 48TH INF BDE (TF BAGHDAD), STATESBORO, GA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on August 3, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A National Guard member of the ARMY ? COMPANY C, 648TH ENGINEER BATTALION, 48TH INF BDE (TF BAGHDAD), STATESBORO, GA ? serving as SGT, Ganey, Jerry Lewis Jr was 29 and came from FOLKSTON, GA.
August 3, 2005 ? Ganey, Jerry Lewis Jr died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2005.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
FOLKSTON, GA is where Ganey, Jerry Lewis Jr came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Ganey, Jerry Lewis Jr 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.