Zanowick, Paul William Ii
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Verified Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 3D BN 4TH MAR, (RCT-8, 2D MAR DIV), 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, CPL Zanowick, Paul William Ii of MIAMISBURG, OH, 23, died in KARIM KAREZ, AFGHANISTAN on June 3, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
From MIAMISBURG, OH, CPL Zanowick, Paul William Ii, serving with 3D BN 4TH MAR, (RCT-8, 2D MAR DIV), 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, was 23 years old when he deployed with the MARINE CORPS to Afghanistan, Philippines, Horn of Africa.
Killed on June 3, 2011 in KARIM KAREZ, AFGHANISTAN ? HOSTILE ?, Zanowick, Paul William Ii was one of the 2356 Americans the country lost in Operation Enduring Freedom.
In the final years of OEF, a surge had been deployed and drawn down. The Taliban had outlasted every strategy. The Afghan army the US built would collapse six years after OEF ended.
The MARINE CORPS 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
Zanowick, Paul William Ii 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.
