Bauer, Joseph Andrew

Joseph Andrew Bauer was a 27-year-old specialist from Cincinnati, Ohio, serving in the U.S. Army. He was assigned to Battery C, 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Fires Brigade, based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state.

According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, Bauer died on July 24, 2010, in Qalat, the capital of Zabul province in southern Afghanistan. The official release listed the cause as hostile fire, but did not provide further details on the specific nature of the incident.

Bauer's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In mid-2010, the conflict was marked by a significant U.S. troop surge and intense fighting in southern provinces like Zabul, where insurgents frequently contested control of key districts and Highway 1.

Bauer's death was reported by several news outlets, including The Cincinnati Enquirer, which noted his local ties. He was one of at least seven U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan during that week in July 2010, according to contemporaneous reporting by the Associated Press.

His name is inscribed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, which honors Ohio residents who died in the conflict. The 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment was later inactivated in 2014.

Joseph Andrew Bauer 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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