Helton, Joseph Dennis Jr

Also known as: 1STLT, 6TH SECURITY FORCES SQUADRON, MACDILL AFB, FL

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedSeptember 8, 2009

Age24 years old

Location of DeathNEAR FOB FALCON, IRAQ

Cause of DeathHOSTILE

Conflict Operation Iraqi Freedom

In NEAR FOB FALCON, IRAQ on September 8, 2009, the AIR FORCE lost 1STLT Helton, Joseph Dennis Jr of MONROE, GA, 24, serving with 6TH SECURITY FORCES SQUADRON, MACDILL AFB, FL. Cause: HOSTILE.

Their Story

Helton, Joseph Dennis Jr of MONROE, GA, 24 years old, served in the AIR FORCE with 6TH SECURITY FORCES SQUADRON, MACDILL AFB, FL at the rank of 1STLT ? one of the Americans deployed to Iraq.

He did not survive OIF. The AIR FORCE recorded his death on September 8, 2009 in NEAR FOB FALCON, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.

In the later years of OIF, the surge had reduced violence significantly. But Americans continued to die ? IEDs, snipers, crashes ? as the mission shifted toward transition and withdrawal.

The AIR FORCE classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Helton, Joseph Dennis Jr was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.

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