Amper, Nicanor Iv
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Verified Staff Sergeant Nicanor Iv Amper, 36, of San Jose, California, was killed on July 5, 2011, in Shemal District, Afghanistan, while serving with the U.S. Army.
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Staff Sergeant Nicanor Iv Amper was a 36-year-old soldier from San Jose, California. He served with Troop A, 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, a unit based at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
On July 5, 2011, Amper died in Shemal District, Zabul province, Afghanistan. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, his death was the result of hostile enemy action. He was reportedly killed by small arms fire during a dismounted patrol.
Amper's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2011, the conflict was in its tenth year, with coalition forces engaged in counterinsurgency operations and training Afghan national security forces.
The Department of Defense announced his death on July 7, 2011. He was one of at least four U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan over the July 4th holiday period that year, according to contemporary news reports.
Staff Sergeant Amper is memorialized on the Afghanistan War casualty lists maintained by the Department of Defense and on several online veterans' memorials. He was one of 2356 American service members who died during Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Staff Sergeant Amper 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.
