Hamilton, Donnell Antwain Jr

Donnell Antwain Hamilton Jr. was a 20-year-old soldier from Kenosha, Wisconsin. He served as a Specialist in the U.S. Army and was assigned to Company C, Warrior Transition Battalion, at Joint Base San Antonio in Texas.

According to the Department of Defense, Hamilton died on July 24, 2014, in San Antonio. The official announcement listed his death as occurring in a non-combat incident while he was on active duty. No further operational details of the incident were publicly released.

Hamilton's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By mid-2014, the mission was in its final stages, with U.S. forces drawing down after a major troop surge and shifting to a train-and-advise role ahead of a formal conclusion.

The Army did not release information regarding an investigation or specific circumstances surrounding his death. His death was reported by local Wisconsin media and military casualty lists.

Hamilton is remembered on memorial walls in his home state of Wisconsin. His name is listed on the Kenosha County Veterans Memorial and the Wisconsin Veterans Museum's 'Remembering the Fallen' tribute.

Hamilton 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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