Tobin, Andrew Robert
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Verified SGT Tobin, Andrew Robert, 24, a native of JACKSONVILLE, IL, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 2ND BATTALION, 87TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD BCT, FORT DRUM, NY, during Operation Enduring Freedom on August 24, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Tobin, Andrew Robert of JACKSONVILLE, IL, 24 years old, served in the ARMY with COMPANY C, 2ND BATTALION, 87TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD BCT, FORT DRUM, NY at the rank of SGT ? one of the Americans deployed to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
The date recorded for his death: August 24, 2011. Location: KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.
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
Tobin, Andrew Robert 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.
