Sherman, Benjamin William
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Verified In BALA MURGHAB, AFGHANISTAN on November 10, 2009, the ARMY lost SGT Sherman, Benjamin William of PLYMOUTH, MA, 21, serving with HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 508TH PIR, 4 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 508TH PIR, 4 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC ? serving as SGT, Sherman, Benjamin William was 21 and came from PLYMOUTH, MA.
On November 10, 2009, the ARMY lost SGT Sherman, Benjamin William in BALA MURGHAB, AFGHANISTAN. He was 21. The ARMY recorded the cause as HOSTILE.
By the mid-period of OEF, the Taliban had rebuilt. IED attacks were climbing every year. Deaths were rising.
The ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oef.
Explore Further
Sherman, Benjamin William 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.
