Jernigan, William Keith
From DORAVILLE, GA, CPT Jernigan, William Keith served with the ARMY, HHC, 1 SBCT, 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT WAINWRIGHT, AK, and died on November 24, 2008 in FOB GABE, BAQUBAH. He was 35.
Their Story
CPT Jernigan, William Keith, 35 years old, grew up in DORAVILLE, GA and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with HHC, 1 SBCT, 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT WAINWRIGHT, AK during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Killed on November 24, 2008 in FOB GABE, BAQUBAH, Jernigan, William Keith was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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
Jernigan, William Keith 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.