Ornsbyadkins, Jay D
Active Duty, ARMY, D CO, 1-15 IN, 3 BCT, 3 ID (TASK ORG TO MND-C, PFC Ornsbyadkins, Jay D of IONE, CA, 21, died in SALMAN PAK, IRAQ on April 28, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Serving as PFC Ornsbyadkins, Jay D, from IONE, CA, at age 21, with D CO, 1-15 IN, 3 BCT, 3 ID (TASK ORG TO MND-C, he went to Iraq with the ARMY. He did not come home.
On April 28, 2007, he died in SALMAN PAK, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.
The members of D CO, 1-15 IN, 3 BCT, 3 ID (TASK ORG TO MND-C who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Ornsbyadkins, Jay D 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.