Southworth, Jared William
1LT Southworth, Jared William, age 26, of OAKLAND, IL ? National Guard, ARMY, HHC, 2D BATTALION, 130TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, MARION, IL, ? died on February 8, 2009 in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From OAKLAND, IL, 1LT Southworth, Jared William, serving with HHC, 2D BATTALION, 130TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, MARION, IL, was 26 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
February 8, 2009 ? Southworth, Jared William died in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2009.
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.
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
Southworth, Jared 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.