Wiley, James Leon Jr

Also known as: LTC, 27TH INFANTRY, SYRACUSE, NY

Combatant

Male Verified

DiedSeptember 18, 2008

Age46 years old

Location of DeathBAGRAM AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN

Cause of DeathKilled in action

Conflict Operation Enduring Freedom

At 46, LTC Wiley, James Leon Jr of NORTH BEND, OR was serving with the ARMY, 27TH INFANTRY, SYRACUSE, NY, when he died in BAGRAM AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN on September 18, 2008.

Their Story

LTC Wiley, James Leon Jr, 46 years old, grew up in NORTH BEND, OR and served as Reserve in the ARMY with 27TH INFANTRY, SYRACUSE, NY during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Killed on September 18, 2008 in BAGRAM AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN, Wiley, James Leon Jr was one of the 2356 Americans the country lost in Operation Enduring Freedom.

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.

Source: Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS). Operation: Operation Enduring Freedom. Date of death: September 18, 2008. Hometown: NORTH BEND, OR.

Sources & References

dcas.dmdc.osd.mil dcas.dmdc.osd.mil en.wikipedia.org www.defense.gov

Explore Further

Wiley, James Leon 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.

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