Ray, Clovis Tim

First Lieutenant Clovis Tim Ray was a 34-year-old officer from San Antonio, Texas. He served with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, based at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Ray died on March 15, 2012, at Asadabad Airfield in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, his death was the result of a hostile incident. The specific nature of the attack was not detailed in initial releases.

His death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By March 2012, U.S. forces were in a period of transition, having surged troop levels and beginning a drawdown ahead of a planned handover to Afghan security forces. Kunar Province remained an active combat zone.

Ray's death was listed among the war's casualties by the Defense Department. He was survived by his family in Texas. No specific public statements from family or unit members were widely documented in national news archives.

First Lieutenant Ray is memorialized on the Afghanistan War casualty rolls and by the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team. His name appears on the Fallen Heroes Memorial page maintained by Military Times.

First Lieutenant Clovis Tim Ray 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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