Mikeasky, Joshua

Also known as: PFC, HHC, 4TH BATTALION, 31ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, 2ND INFANTRY BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT DRUM, NY

Combatant

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DiedDecember 13, 2018

Age19 years old

Location of DeathBAGRAM, AFGHANISTAN

Cause of DeathKilled in action (combat-related incident)

Conflict Operation Freedom's Sentinel

Private First Class Joshua Mikeasky, 19, of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was a U.S. Army soldier who died on December 13, 2018, in Bagram, Afghanistan.

Their Story

Private First Class Joshua Mikeasky was from Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He served with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, part of the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team based at Fort Drum, New York.

Mikeasky died on December 13, 2018, from wounds sustained in a combat-related incident in Bagram, Afghanistan. The Department of Defense stated he was killed in action, though it did not release specific details of the engagement.

His death occurred during Operation Freedom's Sentinel, the U.S. military mission that succeeded Operation Enduring Freedom in 2015. The mission's stated objectives included training Afghan forces and conducting counterterrorism operations. The war in Afghanistan was in its 17th year at the time of his death.

Mikeasky's body was returned to the United States. His death was reported by national and local Pennsylvania news outlets, including the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat.

He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, and other service medals. His name is inscribed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at Fort Drum and is included in the Defense Casualty Analysis System.