Schmuecker, Jacob Steven
In BALAD, IRAQ on July 21, 2007, the ARMY lost SGT Schmuecker, Jacob Steven of ATKINSON, NE, 27, serving with 755TH RECONNAISSANCE / DECONTAMINATION COMPANY, O'NEILL, NE. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Schmuecker, Jacob Steven of ATKINSON, NE, 27 years old, served in the ARMY with 755TH RECONNAISSANCE / DECONTAMINATION COMPANY, O'NEILL, NE at the rank of SGT ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
On July 21, 2007, he died in BALAD, 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 755TH RECONNAISSANCE / DECONTAMINATION COMPANY, O'NEILL, NE who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Schmuecker, Jacob Steven 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.