Masterson, Conor Gerard

Conor Gerard Masterson was a 21-year-old soldier from Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. He served as a corporal with Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, based in Hohenfels, Germany.

On April 8, 2007, Masterson died in Qalat, the capital of Zabul province in southern Afghanistan. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, he was killed by hostile fire. The specific incident was not detailed in official releases, but his death was recorded in the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.

Masterson was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan. In early 2007, the conflict saw a resurgence of Taliban activity, particularly in southern provinces like Zabul, where U.S. and NATO forces conducted counterinsurgency operations.

His death was reported by local and national news outlets in Minnesota. He was survived by his parents and siblings. The Inver Grove Heights community and his unit in Germany held memorial services in his honor.

Corporal Masterson is memorialized on the Minnesota Fallen Military Heroes Memorial and is listed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Minnesota State Capitol. His name is also inscribed on Panel 17E, Line 110 of the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, which honors those who died in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the war on terror.

Corporal Masterson 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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