Rank: Sergeant
Unit: H Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 11B2O – Infantryman
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Army Overseas Service Ribbon
Badges: Combat Infantryman‘s Badge, Expert Infantryman‘s Badge
Date of birth: 5-Mar-1984
Hometown: Dimmitt, Texas
Marital status: Never Married
Campaign: Iraq
Date of casualty: 20-Oct-2005
Age at death: 21
Cause of death: Hostile Death. Hostile Action.
Jacob Dan Dones was killed when his forward operating base was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire in Hit, Iraq.
Location of fatality: Ar Ramadi, Iraq
Place of interment: Castro Memorial Gardens, Dimmitt, Texas, USA
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