Vanderbosch, Jacob Thomas

Also known as: SPC, COMPANY D, 3D BATTALION, 504TH INFANTRY (2 MEF) FORT BRAGG, NC

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedOctober 4, 2005

Age21 years old

Location of DeathBAGHDAD, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on October 4, 2005, the ARMY lost SPC Vanderbosch, Jacob Thomas of VADNAIS HEIGHTS, MN, 21, serving with COMPANY D, 3D BATTALION, 504TH INFANTRY (2 MEF) FORT BRAGG, NC. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Vanderbosch, Jacob Thomas was 21 and from VADNAIS HEIGHTS, MN when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 3D BATTALION, 504TH INFANTRY (2 MEF) FORT BRAGG, NC as SPC. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.

On October 4, 2005, he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.

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.

The members of COMPANY D, 3D BATTALION, 504TH INFANTRY (2 MEF) FORT BRAGG, NC who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sources & References

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

Explore Further

Vanderbosch, Jacob Thomas 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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