Herring, Jacob Robert

Also known as: SGT, C COMPANY, 5TH BATTALION, 20TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 2ID, FORT LEWIS, WA 98433

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedApril 28, 2004

Age21 years old

Location of DeathMOSUL, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

SGT Herring, Jacob Robert, age 21, of KIRKLAND, WA ? Active Duty, ARMY, C COMPANY, 5TH BATTALION, 20TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 2ID, FORT LEWIS, WA 98433, ? died on April 28, 2004 in MOSUL, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? C COMPANY, 5TH BATTALION, 20TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 2ID, FORT LEWIS, WA 98433 ? serving as SGT, Herring, Jacob Robert was 21 and came from KIRKLAND, WA.

Killed on April 28, 2004 in MOSUL, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Herring, Jacob Robert was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.

KIRKLAND, WA is where Herring, Jacob Robert came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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Herring, Jacob Robert 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.

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