Jenkins, Robert Boyd

Also known as: PO2, NMCB FOURTEEN, JACKSONVILLE, FL

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedMay 2, 2004

Age35 years old

Location of DeathAR RAMADI, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

From ALTOONA, PA, PO2 Jenkins, Robert Boyd served with the NAVY, NMCB FOURTEEN, JACKSONVILLE, FL, and died on May 2, 2004 in AR RAMADI, IRAQ. He was 35. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Jenkins, Robert Boyd of ALTOONA, PA, 35 years old, served in the NAVY with NMCB FOURTEEN, JACKSONVILLE, FL at the rank of PO2 ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

Killed on May 2, 2004 in AR RAMADI, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Jenkins, Robert Boyd 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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: May 2, 2004. Hometown: ALTOONA, PA.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Jenkins, Robert Boyd 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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