Weisenburg, David Jamesrober
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Verified Staff Sergeant David Jamesrober Weisenburg, 26, of Portland, Oregon, was a U.S. Army soldier serving with B Company, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry. He died on September 13, 2004, in Taji, Iraq.
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Staff Sergeant David Jamesrober Weisenburg was a 26-year-old soldier from Portland, Oregon. He served with B Company, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, part of the Oregon Army National Guard's 41st Brigade Combat Team, which was deployed to Iraq in 2004.
On September 13, 2004, Weisenburg was killed in Taji, a town north of Baghdad that housed a major coalition military base. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, he died from injuries sustained when his patrol was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED). The attack occurred during a period of intense insurgent activity in the region.
Weisenburg's death came during Operation Iraqi Freedom, a conflict that began with a U.S.-led invasion in March 2003. By mid-2004, the initial conventional war phase had ended, and coalition forces were engaged in a widespread counter-insurgency campaign. The use of IEDs against military patrols became a primary tactic for insurgent groups.
Weisenburg's death was reported by the Department of Defense and local Oregon media. He was posthumously promoted from Sergeant to Staff Sergeant. His unit, the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, continued its deployment in Iraq until returning home in 2005.
He is memorialized on the Oregon Fallen War Heroes Memorial and is listed on the Iraq War casualty roster maintained by the Defense Casualty Analysis System. His name is included among the more than 4,400 U.S. service members who died during the Iraq War.
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Staff Sergeant Weisenburg 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.
