Shank, Jeremy Reed
Male
Verified From JACKSON, MO, CPL Shank, Jeremy Reed served with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 27TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII, and died on September 6, 2006 in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 18. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
CPL Shank, Jeremy Reed, 18 years old, grew up in JACKSON, MO and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 27TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on September 6, 2006 in BALAD, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
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.
The members of COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 27TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Shank, Jeremy Reed 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.
