Pridham, Michael Shane Jr
In QALAT, AFGHANISTAN on July 6, 2010, the ARMY lost PFC Pridham, Michael Shane Jr of LOUISVILLE, KY, 19, serving with COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 4TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, HOHENFELS, GERMANY. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 4TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, HOHENFELS, GERMANY ? serving as PFC, Pridham, Michael Shane Jr was 19 and came from LOUISVILLE, KY.
July 6, 2010 ? Pridham, Michael Shane Jr died in QALAT, AFGHANISTAN, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2010.
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.
The members of COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 4TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, HOHENFELS, GERMANY who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Explore Further
Pridham, Michael Shane Jr 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.