Simpson, Jacob Mark
At 24, SGT Simpson, Jacob Mark of ASHLAND, OR was serving with the ARMY, F TROOP, 2D SQUADRON 3D ACR (3 ID) FORT CARSON, CO, when he died in TAL AFAR, IRAQ on May 16, 2005. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The ARMY, F TROOP, 2D SQUADRON 3D ACR (3 ID) FORT CARSON, CO, sent Simpson, Jacob Mark of ASHLAND, OR, then 24, ? SGT ? to Iraq.
Killed on May 16, 2005 in TAL AFAR, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?, Simpson, Jacob Mark was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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.
ASHLAND, OR is where Simpson, Jacob Mark came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
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Simpson, Jacob Mark 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.