Schmidt, Benjamin Whetstone
Male
Verified 2D BN 4TH MAR, (RCT-8, II MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? LCPL Schmidt, Benjamin Whetstone (SAN ANTONIO, TX), age 24, ? died in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on October 6, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
The MARINE CORPS, 2D BN 4TH MAR, (RCT-8, II MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, sent Schmidt, Benjamin Whetstone of SAN ANTONIO, TX, then 24, ? LCPL ? to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
October 6, 2011 ? Schmidt, Benjamin Whetstone died in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2011.
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.
Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Enduring Freedom. Date of death: October 6, 2011. Hometown: SAN ANTONIO, TX.
Explore Further
Schmidt, Benjamin Whetstone 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.
