Pietrek, Dawid
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Verified PFC Dawid Pietrek, 24, of Bensenville, Illinois, was a U.S. Marine killed in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2008.
Their Story
Dawid Pietrek was a 24-year-old Private First Class from Bensenville, Illinois. He served with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, based out of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California.
According to U.S. Department of Defense records, Pietrek died on June 14, 2008, in Farah province, Afghanistan. The official casualty report lists his death as a result of hostile action. Specific details of the engagement were not released in initial announcements.
Pietrek's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In mid-2008, U.S. and NATO forces were engaged in significant combat operations in Afghanistan's southern and western provinces, including Farah, against a resurgent Taliban.
His name was entered into the Defense Casualty Analysis System on the day of his death. He is memorialized on the Pentagon's Afghanistan War casualty list and on the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines memorial website.
No specific individual legacy projects or posthumous awards beyond standard military honors were widely documented in public sources. He is remembered among the more than 2,400 U.S. service members who died during the Afghanistan War.
Explore Further
PFC Pietrek 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.
