Wildes, Matthew Everett
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Verified From HAMMOND, LA, PFC Wildes, Matthew Everett served with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 1-12 INFANTRY, 4 BCT, TF MOUNTAIN WARRIOR, and died on August 27, 2009 in MAYWAND DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN. He was 18. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Wildes, Matthew Everett was 18 and from HAMMOND, LA when he joined the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 1-12 INFANTRY, 4 BCT, TF MOUNTAIN WARRIOR as PFC. Operation Enduring Freedom would take his life.
He did not survive OEF. The ARMY recorded his death on August 27, 2009 in MAYWAND DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN, from 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
Wildes, Matthew Everett 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.
