Jones, David Richard Jr

David Richard Jones Jr. was a 21-year-old from Montgomery, a village in Orange County, New York. He served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army, assigned to L Battery, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, part of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment.

According to the U.S. Department of Defense, Jones died on October 24, 2010, in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds sustained in a non-combat related incident. The military stated the incident was under investigation. No further operational details were publicly released.

His death occurred during Operation New Dawn, the renamed U.S. military mission in Iraq that began on September 1, 2010. The operation marked the formal end of U.S. combat operations, transitioning to an advise-and-assist role for Iraqi security forces ahead of a full withdrawal.

Jones was survived by his parents and siblings. His body was returned to the United States, and he was buried with military honors in Orange County, New York. His name is listed on the Iraq War Memorial at the Veterans Memorial Park in Montgomery.

He is remembered on the U.S. Army's online memorial and by local veterans' groups. His death was one of the first for the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment during the Operation New Dawn phase of the war.

PFC Jones was killed during Operation New Dawn (2010?2011). The conflict concluded in December 2011. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Jenkins, Phillip Chad, Mcclamrock, James Fleet, Hansen, James Arthur, Burner, John Franklin Iii.

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