Nichols, Jeffrey Franklin
From GRANITE SHOALS, TX, SPC Nichols, Jeffrey Franklin served with the ARMY, HHT, 3D SQUADRON, 89TH CAVALRY, 4 BCT, FORT POLK, LA, and died on May 1, 2008 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From GRANITE SHOALS, TX, SPC Nichols, Jeffrey Franklin, serving with HHT, 3D SQUADRON, 89TH CAVALRY, 4 BCT, FORT POLK, LA, was 21 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Iraq.
Killed on May 1, 2008 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Nichols, Jeffrey Franklin 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.
GRANITE SHOALS, TX is where Nichols, Jeffrey Franklin came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Nichols, Jeffrey Franklin 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.