Davis, Robert Gene
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Verified U.S. Army Sergeant Robert Gene Davis, 23, of Jackson, Missouri, was killed in a hostile incident in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2005.
Their Story
Robert Gene Davis was a sergeant in the United States Army, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 864th Engineer Battalion, part of Task Force Sword based out of Fort Lewis, Washington. The 23-year-old soldier was from Jackson, Missouri.
On August 18, 2005, Sergeant Davis was killed in Kandahar, Afghanistan. According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, his death was the result of a hostile incident. Specific operational details surrounding the event were not publicly released by the military.
Davis died during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. In 2005, U.S. and coalition forces were engaged in counterinsurgency operations against Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters, with Kandahar province being a significant area of conflict.
Sergeant Davis's death was reported by several news outlets, including the Southeast Missourian, which covered the loss of a local serviceman. He was one of at least 99 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan in 2005.
Davis is remembered on memorials in his home state of Missouri and is listed on the Afghanistan War casualty rolls maintained by the U.S. National Archives and other veterans' organizations.
Explore Further
Sgt. Robert Davis 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.
