Thomas, Robert Edward Jr
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Verified SSG Thomas, Robert Edward Jr, 24, a native of FONTANA, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 36TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1ST BCT, FORT BLISS, TX, during Operation Enduring Freedom on September 13, 2013.
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From FONTANA, CA, SSG Thomas, Robert Edward Jr, serving with HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 36TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1ST BCT, FORT BLISS, TX, was 24 years old when he deployed with the ARMY to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
September 13, 2013 ? Thomas, Robert Edward Jr died in FORT SAM HOUSTON, UNITED STATES. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2013.
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 recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oef.
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Thomas, Robert Edward 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.
