Hughes, Jeremiah Chaim
From JACKSONVILLE, FL, SPC Hughes, Jeremiah Chaim served with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 21ST INFANTRY, 2 BCT, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, and died on April 9, 2008 in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 26.
Their Story
SPC Hughes, Jeremiah Chaim, 26 years old, grew up in JACKSONVILLE, FL and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 21ST INFANTRY, 2 BCT, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
On April 9, 2008, he died in BALAD, IRAQ. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
In the later years of OIF, the surge had reduced violence significantly. But Americans continued to die ? IEDs, snipers, crashes ? as the mission shifted toward transition and withdrawal.
The ARMY recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Hughes, Jeremiah Chaim 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.