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Jacob T Tracy
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Name: Army Pfc. Jacob T. Tracy
Age: 20
From: Palestine, Ill.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Pfc. Jacob T. Tracy died June 18 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.
Died: June 18, 2007
Illinois serviceman killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
Age: 20
From: Palestine, Ill.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Pfc. Jacob T. Tracy died June 18 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.
Died: June 18, 2007
Illinois serviceman killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
PALESTINE, Ill. — A 20-year-old soldier from southeastern Illinois was killed last weekend in Iraq, Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn’s office said June 21.
The family of Army Pfc. Jacob Tracy of Palestine reported that he was fatally injured when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Baghdad either June 17 or June 18, Quinn spokeswoman Elizabeth Austin said.
Tracy, who was attached to the 8th Cavalry Regiment based in Fort Hood, Texas, was born in Paris, Ill., and attended elementary and high school in Palestine, according to a written statement released by Quinn’s office at the request of the family.
He enlisted in the Army in August 2006 and had been deployed in...
Occupation
the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas;
Incident
Army Pfc. Jacob T. Tracy died June 18 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.
Prayers & Messages
Jacob T Tracy
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.