Gandy, Loleni William
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Verified Staff Sergeant Loleni William Gandy, 36, of Pago Pago, American Samoa, served in the U.S. Army. He was killed in action on November 19, 2010, in Balad, Iraq.
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Staff Sergeant Loleni William Gandy was a 36-year-old soldier from Pago Pago, American Samoa. He served with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 103d Expeditionary Sustainment Command, part of the 377th Theater Sustainment Command, U.S. Army Reserve.
According to the U.S. Department of Defense, SSG Gandy died on November 19, 2010, in Balad, Iraq, from wounds sustained in a non-combat related incident. The official release stated the incident was under investigation. No further details on the specific circumstances were publicly disclosed.
Gandy's death occurred during Operation New Dawn, the successor mission to Operation Iraqi Freedom. The operation, which began in September 2010, marked the formal end of U.S. combat operations and a transition to an advise-and-assist role for the remaining approximately 50,000 U.S. troops in Iraq.
SSG Gandy was one of 66 U.S. service members who died during Operation New Dawn, which concluded with the final U.S. withdrawal in December 2011. His death was reported by military news outlets and casualty lists.
He is memorialized on the Iraq War Veterans Memorial and other military casualty rolls. His home island of American Samoa, which has a high rate of military service, has honored other fallen service members from the territory.
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SSG Gandy was killed during Operation New Dawn (2010?2011). The conflict concluded in December 2011. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Jenkins, Phillip Chad, Mcclamrock, James Fleet, Hansen, James Arthur, Burner, John Franklin Iii.
