Molina, Jacob
SGT Molina, Jacob, age 27, of HOUSTON, TX ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 2ND BATTALION, 27TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3 BCT, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, ? died on July 19, 2011 in FOB BOSTICK, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, COMPANY B, 2ND BATTALION, 27TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3 BCT, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, sent Molina, Jacob of HOUSTON, TX, then 27, ? SGT ? to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
On July 19, 2011, he died in FOB BOSTICK, AFGHANISTAN ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
In the final years of OEF, a surge had been deployed and drawn down. The Taliban had outlasted every strategy. The Afghan army the US built would collapse six years after OEF ended.
HOUSTON, TX is where Molina, Jacob came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
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Molina, Jacob was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (from October 2001 to December 2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.