Berisford, Julian Lee

Julian Lee Berisford was a 25-year-old soldier from Benwood, West Virginia. He served as a Specialist in the U.S. Army, assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, part of the 4th Brigade Combat Team based at Fort Richardson, Alaska.

On November 4, 2009, Berisford was killed in the Bermal District of Afghanistan's Paktika Province. According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, his death was the result of a hostile incident. Official records do not specify the exact nature of the attack, but the area was known for insurgent activity and improvised explosive devices.

Berisford's death occurred during a period of Operation Enduring Freedom characterized by a significant increase in U.S. troop levels and a corresponding intensification of combat. The Taliban had regrouped, and 2009 became the deadliest year for international forces in Afghanistan up to that point, with improvised explosive devices causing a majority of casualties.

His body was returned to the United States, and he was buried with military honors. The Wheeling News-Register reported on his funeral service at the Kepner Funeral Home in Benwood, noting his family's grief and his status as a local casualty of the war.

Berisford is memorialized on the West Virginia Veterans Memorial in Charleston and on online veterans' memorials. His name is listed among the more than 2,400 U.S. service members who died during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

Julian Berisford 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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