Manchester, Timothy Luke
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Verified Staff Sgt. Timothy Luke Manchester, 34, of Austin, Texas, was a U.S. Army National Guard soldier assigned to the 36th Infantry Division. He died on January 20, 2021, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.
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Staff Sgt. Timothy Luke Manchester was a 34-year-old soldier from Austin, Texas. He served with Company B, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 36th Infantry Division, part of the Texas Army National Guard based at Camp Mabry.
According to a U.S. Department of Defense casualty announcement, Manchester died on January 20, 2021, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The official release stated his death was under investigation and occurred in a 'non-combat related incident.' No further details on the circumstances were provided in the initial report.
Manchester was deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S.-led coalition mission against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. By 2021, the mission's primary focus had shifted from direct combat to training, advising, and assisting partner forces following the territorial defeat of the Islamic State's caliphate in 2019.
His death was reported by several U.S. military and news outlets. The 36th Infantry Division posted a tribute on social media, stating the division mourned the loss of a 'valued team member.'
Manchester is memorialized on the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C., and by his unit. His name is included in official casualty lists for Operation Inherent Resolve.
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Staff Sgt. Timothy Manchester was killed during Operation Inherent Resolve (ongoing since August 2014). See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Villotcarrasco, Yeshabel, Spears, Jordan Lee, Walker, Jonathan Doyle, Neal, Sean Patrick.
