Thompson, Jacob Martin
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Verified In BAQUBAH, IRAQ on August 6, 2007, the ARMY lost SSG Thompson, Jacob Martin of NORTH MANKATO, MN, 26, serving with COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, FORT LEWIS, WA. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Thompson, Jacob Martin of NORTH MANKATO, MN, 26 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, FORT LEWIS, WA at the rank of SSG ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on August 6, 2007 in BAQUBAH, 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 B, 1ST BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, FORT LEWIS, WA who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Thompson, Jacob Martin 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.
