Alexander, Tobias Christoph
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Verified Second Lieutenant Tobias Christoph Alexander, 30, of Lawton, Oklahoma, was a U.S. Army field artillery officer. He died on May 20, 2012, in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, from hostile action.
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Tobias Christoph Alexander was a 30-year-old second lieutenant from Lawton, Oklahoma. He served on active duty with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, part of the 214th Fires Brigade based at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
On May 20, 2012, Alexander was killed in Tarin Kowt, the capital of Afghanistan's Uruzgan province. According to the Defense Casualty Analysis System, his death was the result of hostile action. Specific details of the incident were not widely reported in open sources.
Alexander's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001 following the 9/11 attacks. The mission involved counter-insurgency operations against Taliban and al-Qaeda forces, with U.S. and coalition troops often embedded with Afghan units to provide training and support.
His death was recorded in official military casualty lists. He was one of at least 31 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan in May 2012, according to iCasualties.org, a website that tracks coalition fatalities.
Alexander's name is inscribed on the Oklahoma Veterans Memorial. He is remembered by his unit and community as a soldier who served during a pivotal period of the long war.
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Second Lieutenant Tobias Alexander was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001?2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.
