Jones, Darrell Ray Jr
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Verified USS HIGGINS (DDG-76), NAVY ? PO2 Jones, Darrell Ray Jr (WELLSTON, OH), age 22, ? died in JEBEL ALI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES on October 8, 2003.
Their Story
From WELLSTON, OH, PO2 Jones, Darrell Ray Jr, serving with USS HIGGINS (DDG-76), was 22 years old when he deployed with the NAVY to Iraq.
Killed on October 8, 2003 in JEBEL ALI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Jones, Darrell Ray Jr was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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.
WELLSTON, OH is where Jones, Darrell Ray 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
Jones, Darrell Ray 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.
