Jesse B Albrecht
Date of Death: 05/17/2007
Age: 31
Incident Location: Iskandariya, Iraq
Hometown: Hager City
Branch of Service: Army
Unit: 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
Unit Base: Fort Richardson, Alaska
Sgt. 1st Class Jesse B. Albrecht, 31, born in River Falls and raised in Hager City, was killed on May 17, 2007, in Iskandariya, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He had built a house in Alaska with his new wife, hoped to hit the links when he left Iraq and planned to become an Army recruiter. Albrecht served as a motor transport operator with the 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division. He joined the Army in June 1993 as a high school junior and was assigned to a base in Fort Richardson, Alaska in September 2005. He was less than eight years from retirement.
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 home.
He leaves behind his wife, Crystal, whom he married last July, and an 11-year-old daughter, Salena, from his first marriage.
Albrecht was lanky and good-natured, and opponents on the wrestling mat in high school found it hard to pin him down. He also enjoyed snowboarding, fishing, snowmobiling and riding ATVs.
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 home.
He leaves behind his wife, Crystal, whom he married last July, and an 11-year-old daughter, Salena, from his first marriage.
Albrecht was lanky and good-natured, and opponents on the wrestling mat in high school found it hard to pin him down. He also enjoyed snowboarding, fishing, snowmobiling and riding ATVs.