Baum, Tane Travis
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Verified Staff Sergeant Tane Travis Baum, 30, of Pendleton, Oregon, was a U.S. Army National Guard soldier. He died in a hostile incident in N Deh Chopan, Afghanistan, on September 25, 2005.
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Staff Sergeant Tane Travis Baum was a 30-year-old soldier from Pendleton, Oregon. He served with the Oregon Army National Guard's Company D, 113th Aviation Regiment, part of Task Force Griffin.
On September 25, 2005, Baum was killed in the Zabul province district of N Deh Chopan. According to military reports, his unit was conducting combat operations when it came under hostile fire. He was one of two soldiers from his unit who died that day.
Baum's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In 2005, U.S. and coalition forces were engaged in counterinsurgency operations against Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters, particularly in the country's southern and eastern provinces.
The Department of Defense announced the casualties on September 27, 2005. Baum was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart. His remains were returned to Oregon.
Baum is memorialized on the Oregon Fallen War Heroes Memorial and the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C. His name is inscribed on Panel 2E, Row 11 of the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Oregon Military Museum.
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SSG Tane Travis Baum 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.
