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Mattox, John Alexander

Also known as: PFC, TROOP C, 6TH SQUADRON, 4TH CAVALRY, 3 BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT HOOD, TX
Combatant Male Verified
DiedAugust 10, 2008
Age23 years old
Location of DeathFOB BOSTICK AID STATION, AFGHANISTAN
Cause of DeathKilled in action

On August 10, 2008, the ARMY lost PFC Mattox, John Alexander of DAINGERFIELD, TX in FOB BOSTICK AID STATION, AFGHANISTAN. He was 23.

Their Story

The ARMY, TROOP C, 6TH SQUADRON, 4TH CAVALRY, 3 BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT HOOD, TX, sent Mattox, John Alexander of DAINGERFIELD, TX, then 23, ? PFC ? to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.

On August 10, 2008, he died in FOB BOSTICK AID STATION, AFGHANISTAN. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.

Operation Enduring Freedom began October 7, 2001 ? twenty-six days after September 11. It lasted 13 years, the longest armed conflict in US history, ending December 28, 2014. 2,356 Americans were killed across Afghanistan, the Philippines, and the Horn of Africa.

DAINGERFIELD, TX is where Mattox, John Alexander came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.

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Mattox, John Alexander was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (from October 2001 to December 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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