Fogarty, Thomas Kent
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Verified U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Thomas Kent Fogarty, 30, of Alameda, California, was killed in a hostile incident in Puli Alam, Afghanistan, on May 6, 2012.
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Thomas Kent Fogarty was a 30-year-old Staff Sergeant from Alameda, California. He served with Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska.
On May 6, 2012, Fogarty was killed in Puli Alam, the capital of Logar Province in eastern Afghanistan. According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, his death was the result of a hostile incident, though specific details of the engagement were not publicly released.
Fogarty died during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2012, the conflict was in a phase characterized by a surge of U.S. forces and a focus on counterinsurgency operations, with heavy fighting occurring in provinces like Logar.
His death was announced by the Department of Defense. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart, according to standard military practice for combat deaths.
Staff Sergeant Fogarty is memorialized on the Afghanistan War Memorial at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and on online veterans' memorials. His unit, the 3-509th Infantry, continued its deployment in Afghanistan following his death.
Explore Further
Staff Sergeant Fogarty 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.
