Grady, Katrina Renee

Katrina Renee Grady was from Greenville, Mississippi. She enlisted in the United States Navy and served as a Petty Officer 3rd Class, assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG-73).

According to the U.S. Department of Defense, Grady died on April 18, 2002, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. She had been medically evacuated from the Persian Gulf region to the United States for treatment. The official casualty report listed her death as occurring in a non-combat-related incident.

Her death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. In early 2002, the focus had shifted to Afghanistan, where U.S. and coalition forces were engaged against Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters while also establishing a permanent military presence in the region.

Grady's death was listed among the official U.S. casualties of Operation Enduring Freedom. Her name is inscribed on the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Newton.

She is remembered on memorial walls and veteran websites dedicated to service members who died during the conflict. Her service aboard the USS Port Royal, a ship that participated in early operations in the region, is part of the historical record of the war.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Grady 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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