Shelton, Jimmy Lee

Also known as: CPL, TRP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 33D CAV, 3 BCT (TF BAND OF BROTHERS), FORT CAMPBELL, KY

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedDecember 3, 2005

Age21 years old

Location of DeathBAYJI, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

From LEHIGH ACRES, FL, CPL Shelton, Jimmy Lee served with the ARMY, TRP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 33D CAV, 3 BCT (TF BAND OF BROTHERS), FORT CAMPBELL, KY, and died on December 3, 2005 in BAYJI, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Shelton, Jimmy Lee was 21 and from LEHIGH ACRES, FL when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, TRP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 33D CAV, 3 BCT (TF BAND OF BROTHERS), FORT CAMPBELL, KY as CPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

December 3, 2005 ? Shelton, Jimmy Lee died in BAYJI, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2005.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Date of death: December 3, 2005. Hometown: LEHIGH ACRES, FL.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Shelton, Jimmy Lee 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.

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