Mooldyk, Evan Jan
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Verified Major Evan Jan Mooldyk, 47, was a U.S. Army Reserve officer from Rancho Murieta, California. He was killed in action on January 12, 2011, at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost Province, Afghanistan.
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Major Evan Jan Mooldyk was a 47-year-old Army Reserve officer assigned to Detachment 8, U.S. Army Reserve Sustainment Command, based in Birmingham, Alabama. A resident of Rancho Murieta, California, he was deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
According to the Department of Defense, Mooldyk died on January 12, 2011, at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost Province, eastern Afghanistan. The official release stated he was killed in action, though specific details of the incident were not publicly disclosed in initial reports. The base was a frequent target of insurgent rocket and mortar attacks.
His death occurred during the final years of Operation Enduring Freedom, a conflict that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. The period from 2010 to 2011 saw a significant U.S. troop surge and intense combat, particularly in eastern provinces like Khost along the border with Pakistan.
The Department of Defense announced his death on January 14, 2011. He was one of at least 1,450 U.S. service members to die in Afghanistan that year, which was the deadliest of the war for coalition forces.
Major Mooldyk is memorialized on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the University of California, Davis, and on the website of the U.S. Army Reserve. His service is recorded in the Pentagon's official casualty lists and by veteran memorial organizations.
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Major Evan Jan Mooldyk was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001–2014). 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.
