Jones, Rodney Aaron

Also known as: SPC, A COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 5TH INFANTRY, 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION, FORT HOOD, TX 76544

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedSeptember 30, 2004

Age21 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

On September 30, 2004, the ARMY lost SPC Jones, Rodney Aaron of PHILADELPHIA, PA in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Jones, Rodney Aaron was 21 and from PHILADELPHIA, PA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, A COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 5TH INFANTRY, 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION, FORT HOOD, TX 76544 as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

On September 30, 2004, he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.

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.

PHILADELPHIA, PA is where Jones, Rodney Aaron came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Jones, Rodney Aaron 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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