Jeffries, Douglas J. Jr.
Army Private 1st class

Douglas J. Jr. Jeffries, age 20, from Springville, California, Tulare county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.

Date of death: Thursday, September 8, 2011
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Spc. Koran P. Contreras was also killed.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times