Ezernack, Troy Shane

Staff Sergeant Troy Shane Ezernack was a 39-year-old soldier from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He served with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Task Force Bayonet), which was based at Camp Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, prior to its deployment to Afghanistan.

According to U.S. Department of Defense records, Ezernack died on October 9, 2005, in Qalat, Zabul Province, Afghanistan. The official casualty report lists the cause as hostile fire. A contemporaneous news report from the Department of Defense's American Forces Press Service stated that Ezernack was killed when his unit came under small-arms fire during combat operations.

Ezernack's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By late 2005, the conflict was in a phase characterized by a resurgence of Taliban activity, particularly in southern and eastern provinces like Zabul, where U.S. and allied forces conducted counterinsurgency operations.

Ezernack was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart. His remains were returned to the United States, and he was buried with military honors. Public records indicate memorials were held in both Pennsylvania and at his unit's home base in Italy.

He is remembered on the Afghanistan War memorial at the Pennsylvania Veterans Memorial in Indiantown Gap and is listed on the Army's official casualty roster. His name appears on memorials dedicated to soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, to which his battalion was assigned.

Troy Shane Ezernack 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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