Shanaberger, Wentz Jerome Henry Iii
At 33, SFC Shanaberger, Wentz Jerome Henry Iii of NAPLES, FL was serving with the ARMY, 21ST MILITARY POLICE COMPANY ( XVIII ABN CORPS), FORT BRAGG, NC 28310, when he died in TAMPA, IRAQ on March 24, 2004. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Shanaberger, Wentz Jerome Henry Iii was 33 and from NAPLES, FL when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, 21ST MILITARY POLICE COMPANY ( XVIII ABN CORPS), FORT BRAGG, NC 28310 as SFC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
On March 24, 2004, he died in TAMPA, 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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: March 24, 2004. Hometown: NAPLES, FL.
Explore Further
Shanaberger, Wentz Jerome Henry Iii 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.