Welch, Robert Forrest Iii
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Verified 1LT Welch, Robert Forrest Iii, 26, a native of DENTON, TX, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 201ST BRIGADE SUPPORT BATTALION, 3D BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT KNOX, KY, during Operation Enduring Freedom on April 3, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.
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1LT Welch, Robert Forrest Iii, 26 years old, grew up in DENTON, TX and served as Active Duty in the ARMY with COMPANY B, 201ST BRIGADE SUPPORT BATTALION, 3D BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT KNOX, KY during Operation Enduring Freedom.
April 3, 2011 ? Welch, Robert Forrest Iii died in FOB SALERNO, 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.
DENTON, TX is where Welch, Robert Forrest Iii came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
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Welch, Robert Forrest Iii 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.
