Name:
Army Sgt. 1st Class Jesse B. Albrecht
Age:
31
From:
Hager City, Wis.
Assigned to
the 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska
Incident:
Army Sgt. 1st Class Jesse B. Albrecht died May 17 in Iskandariya, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Pfc. Victor M. Fontanilla and Spc. Coty J. Phelps.
Died:
May
17, 2007
Former Hager City soldier killed by roadside bomb
By Colin Fly
The Associated Press
MILWAUKEE — Jesse B. Albrecht had built a house in Alaska with his new wife, picked up a new hobby in Iraq and planned to become an Army recruiter.
He had smart, well-laid-out plans, according to his mother, Denise Albrecht, and he’d sit around at night with his fellow soldiers chatting about golf and what courses they’d play when they returned from military service.
Albrecht, born in River Falls and raised in Hager City, was killed Thursday when a bomb detonated near his vehicle in Iraq. The Army confirmed his death Monday.
He leaves behind his wife, Crystal, whom he married last July, and an 11-year-old daughter, Salena, from his...
Occupation
the 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska;
Incident
Army Sgt. 1st Class Jesse B. Albrecht died May 17 in Iskandariya, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Pfc. Victor M. Fontanilla and Spc. Coty J. Phelps.