This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Shelton Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wNHBAIB/2917 Message Board Post: No. 1270-05 IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 8, 2005 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Cpl. Jimmy L. Shelton, 21, of Lehigh Acres, Fla., died in Bayji, Iraq on Dec. 3, when his forward operating base was attacked by enemy forces using mortars. Shelton was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky. For further information related to this release, contact Army Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000. http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2005/nr20051208-5202.html For a Newspaper Article: http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2005512060441 NOTE: Not a relative.