Walker, Jeffery Calvin

Jeffery Calvin Walker was a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army, assigned to Company C, 782nd Combat Support Battalion, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He was from Havre de Grace, Maryland, and was 33 years old when he deployed to Iraq.

Walker died on January 8, 2004, in Fallujah, Iraq. According to the Department of Defense, his death was the result of hostile action. Specific details of the incident were not widely reported, but his death occurred during a period of intense insurgent activity in the city.

Operation Iraqi Freedom began in March 2003. By early 2004, U.S. forces were engaged in a growing insurgency, with Fallujah emerging as a major center of resistance. The city would see major combat operations later that year.

Walker's death was announced by the Department of Defense. He was survived by his family in Maryland. His name is inscribed on the Iraq War Memorial at Havre de Grace's Tydings Park.

Staff Sergeant Walker is remembered by his community and fellow soldiers. His service is documented in the Pentagon's casualty lists and local memorials dedicated to those lost in the conflict.

Staff Sergeant Walker was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003–2010). 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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