Nishizuka, Reid Kijiro
From SOUTH BEND, IN, CAPT Nishizuka, Reid Kijiro served with the AIR FORCE, 427TH RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, BEALE AFB, CA, and died on April 27, 2013 in KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN. He was 30.
Their Story
The AIR FORCE, 427TH RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, BEALE AFB, CA, sent Nishizuka, Reid Kijiro of SOUTH BEND, IN, then 30, ? CAPT ? to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
On April 27, 2013, he died in KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
In the final years of OEF, a surge had been deployed and drawn down. The Taliban had outlasted every strategy. The Afghan army the US built would collapse six years after OEF ended.
SOUTH BEND, IN is where Nishizuka, Reid Kijiro came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Nishizuka, Reid Kijiro 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.