Pough, Paris Shawn
On February 17, 2012, the NAVY lost PO1 Pough, Paris Shawn of COLUMBUS, GA in JEBEL ALI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. He was 40.
Their Story
Pough, Paris Shawn of COLUMBUS, GA, 40 years old, served in the NAVY with USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70) at the rank of PO1 ? one of the Americans deployed to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
He did not survive OEF. The NAVY recorded his death on February 17, 2012 in JEBEL ALI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Enduring Freedom. Date of death: February 17, 2012. Hometown: COLUMBUS, GA.
Explore Further
Pough, Paris Shawn 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.