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Download This Picture ABOUT SERGEANT JACOB BUTLER Deployments: Operation Iraqi Freedom 1 AO In Iraq: Samawah Email Address N/A
SGT Jacob L. Butler, was the first 1st AD soldier killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Butler, a scout for 3rd BCT’s 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, died during one of the first heavy engagements of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The battalion was supporting elements of the 82nd Airborne Division in and around the southern Iraqi town of as-Samwah when they ran into heavy opposition near a bridge as they crossed the Euphrates River. The battalion’s scouts were sent forward to assess the enemy's strength on the far side of the bridge. When a fellow scout was wounded after a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle, Butler went forward to continue the reconnaissance mission and rescue his fellow Soldier. He was killed when small-arms fire and an RPG struck his vehicle. Butler was the first Soldier from the 1st Armored Division to die in Iraq during OIF. His death stunned the battalion. “Sgt. Butler took the fight to the enemy so the enemy couldn’t bring the fight to us,” said 3rd BCT commander Col. Russ Gold during the dedication ceremony. “His actions that day saved the lives of his fellow Soldiers and countless others that followed.” |
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