Allbaugh, Joseph Trent

Also known as: 1LT, BATTERY A, 2ND BATTALION, 44TH AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY REGIMENT, 108TH ADA BRIGADE, FORT CAMPBELL, KY

Combatant

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DiedJuly 12, 2020

Age24 years old

Location of DeathKANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN

Cause of DeathWounds sustained from small arms fire during a dismounted operation

Conflict Operation Freedom's Sentinel

First Lieutenant Joseph Trent Allbaugh, 24, of Folsom, California, was a U.S. Army officer killed in action on July 12, 2020, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Their Story

First Lieutenant Joseph Trent Allbaugh was a 24-year-old officer from Folsom, California. He served with Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, part of the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, Allbaugh died on July 12, 2020, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The official release stated his death resulted from wounds sustained from small arms fire while his unit was engaged in a dismounted operation.

Allbaugh's death occurred during Operation Freedom's Sentinel, the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan that succeeded Operation Enduring Freedom. The mission involved counterterrorism operations and support for Afghan forces. In 2020, the U.S. was engaged in a phased withdrawal under an agreement with the Taliban, though violence persisted.

His death was reported by several news outlets, including the Associated Press and Military Times. The Army posthumously awarded him the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart.

First Lieutenant Allbaugh was one of 105 American service members who died during Operation Freedom's Sentinel, according to Defense Casualty Analysis System data. He is memorialized on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the California Capitol in Sacramento.