Carron, Paul Douglas

Paul Douglas Carron was a 33-year-old U.S. Army officer from Union, Missouri. He served as a major with Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, based in Vilseck, Germany. He was deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Major Carron died on September 18, 2010, in Qalat, the capital of Zabul province in southern Afghanistan. According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, he was killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) while on a mounted patrol. He was one of two American soldiers killed in the attack that day.

Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan, began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. By 2010, the conflict was in a period of intense counterinsurgency operations and a significant troop surge. Zabul province, bordering Pakistan, was a known transit area for insurgent fighters and a locus of IED attacks against coalition forces.

The Department of Defense officially announced Carron's death on September 20, 2010. His body was returned to the United States. He was survived by his wife and children, as noted in contemporary news reports covering the return of fallen service members to Dover Air Force Base.

Major Carron's name is inscribed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the National Infantry Museum in Columbus, Georgia, and is listed on the online memorial maintained by the 2nd Cavalry Association. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart.

Major Carron 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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