Patron, Daniel James

Daniel James Patron was a 26-year-old sergeant from Canton, Ohio, serving on active duty in the United States Marine Corps. He was assigned to the 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

On August 6, 2011, Sgt. Patron died in Helmand province, a volatile region in southern Afghanistan. According to the Department of Defense, his death was the result of hostile action. Specific details of the incident were not released in initial casualty reports.

Patron was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2011, the war's focus had shifted to a counterinsurgency strategy, with Helmand province being a primary battleground against Taliban forces. The 8th Engineer Support Battalion's role involved construction and demolition tasks critical to supporting frontline combat operations.

The Marine Corps confirmed his death the following day. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of sergeant. His name is recorded on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Ohio Statehouse and is listed in the Defense Casualty Analysis System.

No specific individual legacy projects or memorials beyond official military honors are widely documented in public sources. He is remembered among the more than 2,400 U.S. service members who died during the Afghanistan war.

Sgt. Daniel Patron 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.

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