Anderson, Timothy Shaun

Captain Timothy Shaun Anderson was a 41-year-old U.S. Army officer from Knoxville, Tennessee. At the time of his death, he was serving with Company B, Warrior Transition Battalion, at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The Warrior Transition Battalion is a unit designed to provide support and care for soldiers recovering from illness or injury.

Anderson was killed on April 16, 2011, in Louisville, Kentucky. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, he died from wounds sustained in a non-combat related incident. The specific circumstances of the incident were not detailed in the initial casualty announcement. He was one of several American service members who died in the United States while assigned to units supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) was the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. By 2011, the conflict was in its tenth year, marked by a troop surge ordered in 2009 and subsequent planning for a drawdown. The mission focused on counter-insurgency and training Afghan security forces.

Anderson's death was formally announced by the Department of Defense on April 19, 2011. His name is listed on the Pentagon's casualty list for Operation Enduring Freedom. Public records indicate he was later buried at the East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in Knoxville.

Captain Anderson is memorialized on the Pentagon's casualty lists and on online veterans' memorials. He is counted among the more than 2,300 American service members who died during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Captain Anderson 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.

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