Sunday, April 13, 2003
Following is the official list of
American military personnel killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom as
of 5:00 p.m. EDT Sunday:
April 10:
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jeff Bohr,
39, of San Clemente, Calif. Killed in combat. No other details
immediately available.
Army Staff Sgt. Terry W. Hemingway,
39, of Willingboro, N.J. Killed when a car exploded next to his
Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 15th
Infantry Regiment, Ft. Benning, Ga.
April 8:
Army Cpl. Henry L. Brown, 22,
of Natchez, Miss. Died of wounds received from an enemy rocket
attack south of Baghdad. Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart,
Ga.
Marine Pfc. Juan Guadalupe Garza
Jr., 20, of Temperance, Mich. Killed in combat. Assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
Army Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall,
50, of Los Angeles. Killed by an enemy rocket propelled grenade
during an ambush in Baghdad. Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 15th
Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Ft. Stewart, Ga.
Army Pfc. Jason M. Meyer, 23,
of Swartz Creek, Mich. Killed in action in Iraq. Assigned to B
Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Air Force Staff Sgt. Scott D. Sather,
29, of Clio, Mich. Killed in action in Iraq. Assigned to the 24th
Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C.
Army Staff Sgt. Robert A. Stever,
36, of Pendleton, Ore. Killed in action by enemy fire in Iraq.
Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion,
15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Ft. Stewart, Ga.
April 7:
Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Julian Aviles,
18, of Palm Beach, Fla. Killed in central Iraq when an enemy
artillery round struck the Amphibious Assault Vehicle in which he
was riding. Assigned to the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th
Marine Division, Tampa, Fla.
Army Staff Sgt. Lincoln Hollinsaid,
27, of Malden, Ill. Killed in a grenade attack. Assigned to B
Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Army 2nd Lt. Jeffrey J. Kaylor,
24, of Clifton, Va. Killed in action in Iraq. Assigned to C Battery,
39th Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Marine Cpl. Jesus Martin Antonio
Medellin, 21, of Fort Worth, Texas. Killed in central Iraq
when an enemy artillery round struck the Amphibious Assault Vehicle
in which he was riding. Assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian
Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Army Pfc. Anthony S. Miller,
19, of San Antonio. Killed by enemy indirect fire in Iraq. Assigned
to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd
Brigade, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Army Spc. George A. Mitchell,
35, of Rawlings, Md. Died of wounds received from an enemy rocket
attack south of Baghdad. Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort
Stewart, Ga.
April 6:
Army Pfc. Gregory P. Huxley
Jr., 19, of Forestport, N.Y. Killed in combat. Assigned to B
Company, 3rd Battalion, 17th Engineer Battalion, Fort Benning, Ga.
Army Pvt. Kelley S. Prewitt ,
24, of Alabama. Killed in action by enemy fire. Assigned to
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor
Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
April 5:
Army Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker,
34, of Apollo, Pa. Killed by enemy fire during a raid into Baghdad.
Assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, Fort
Stewart, Ga.
Army Spc. Larry K. Brown, 22,
of Jackson, Miss. Killed in action. Assigned to C Company, 1st
Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.
Marine 1st Sgt. Edward Smith,
38, of Vista, Calif. Died in Doha, Qatar, as a result of wounds
received in action from enemy forces in central Iraq. Assigned to
the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
April 4:
Army Capt. Tristan N. Aitken,
31, of State College, Pa. Killed in action in Iraq. Assigned to the
1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort
Stewart, Ga.
Army Pfc. Wilfred D. Bellard,
20, of Lake Charles, La. Killed when his vehicle fell into a ravine.
Assigned to the 41st Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Army Spc. Daniel Francis J. Cunningham,
33, of Lewiston, Maine. Killed when his vehicle fell into a ravine.
Assigned to the 41st Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Marine Capt. Travis A. Ford,
30, of Oceanside, Calif. Killed when his AH-1W Super
Cobra helicopter crashed during combat operations near Ali-Ariziyal,
Iraq. Assigned to the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)
- 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Marine Cpl. Bernard G. Gooden,
22, of Mount Vernon, N.Y. Killed during a firefight in central Iraq.
Assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp
Lejeune, N.C.
Army Pvt. Devon D. Jones, 19,
of San Diego. Killed when vehicle fell into a ravine. Assigned to
the 41st Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Marine 1st Lt. Brian M. McPhillips,
25, of Pembroke, Mass. Killed during a firefight in central Iraq.
Assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp
Lejeune, N.C.
Marine Sgt. Duane R. Rios, 25,
of Hammond, Ind. Killed during a firefight in central Iraq. Assigned
to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Marine Capt. Benjamin Sammis, 29, of
Rehoboth, Mass. Killed when his AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed
during combat operations near Ali Aziziyal, Iraq. Assigned to the
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) - 267, Marine
Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith,
33, of Tampa, Fla. Killed in combat in Iraq. Assigned to the 11th
Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.
April 3:
Army Staff Sgt. Wilbert Davis,
40, of Hinesville, Ga. Killed when his vehicle ran off the road into
a canal in Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor, 3rd
Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Marine Cpl. Mark A. Evnin, 21, of South
Burlington, Vt. Killed during a firefight in central Iraq. Assigned
to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division,
Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Army Capt. Edward J. Korn, 31,
of Savannah, Ga. Killed as he investigated the wreckage of an Iraqi
T-72 tank destroyed by his unit in central Iraq. Assigned to the
64th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Army Staff Sgt. Nino D. Livaudais, 23,
of Ogden, Utah. Killed in combat. Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th
Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
Army Spc. Ryan P. Long, 21, of Seaford,
Del. Killed in combat. Assigned to A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th
Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
Marine Pfc. Chad E. Bales Metcalf, 20,
of Coahoma, Texas. Killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident during
convoy operations east of Ash Shahin, Iraq. Assigned to 1st
Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group,
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Army Spc. Donald Samuel Oaks,
Jr., 20, of Harborcreek, Pa. Killed in action in
Iraq. Assigned to C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery
Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket System), Fort Sill, Okla.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Randall S. Rehn,
36, Longmont, Colo. Killed in action in Iraq. Assigned to C Battery,
3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket
System), Fort Sill, Okla.
Army Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe, 27, of
Arvada, Colo. Killed in combat. Assigned to A Company, 3rd
Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
Army Sgt. Todd J. Robbins, 33, of Hart,
Mich. Killed in action in Iraq. Assigned to C Battery, 3rd
Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket
System), Fort Sill, Okla.
Marine Cpl. Erik H. Silva, 22, Chula
Vista, Calif. Killed in combat in Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd
Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
April 2:
Army Capt. James F. Adamouski,
29, of Springfield, Va. Killed when UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
crashed in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation
Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
Marine Lance Cpl. Brian E. Anderson,
26, of Durham, N.C. Killed in a non-hostile accident west of
Nasiriyah, Iraq, when his vehicle apparently snagged low-hanging
power lines. Assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance
Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Army Spc. Mathew G. Boule, 22, of
Dracut, Mass. Killed when UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in
central Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment,
Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
Army Master Sgt. George A. Fernandez,
36, of El Paso, Texas. Died after being shot in northern Iraq.
Assigned to Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort
Bragg, N.C.
Marine Pfc. Christian Daniel Gurtner,
19, of Ohio City, Ohio. Killed in southern Iraq by an accidental
discharge of a personal weapon, unclear whether his own or someone
else's. Assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion,
1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center,
Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Army Chief Warrant Officer 4th Class Erik A.
Halvorsen, 40, of Bennington, Vt. Killed when UH-60 Black Hawk
helicopter crashed in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion,
3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
Army Chief Warrant Officer Scott Jamar,
32, of Granbury, Texas. Killed when UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
crashed in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation
Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
Army Sgt. Michael F. Pedersen,
26, of Flint, Mich. Killed when UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed
in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation
Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric A. Smith,
42, of Rochester, N.Y. Killed when UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
crashed in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation
Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
Navy Lt. Nathan D. White, 30,
of Mesa, Ariz. Pilot of F/A-18C Hornet lost over Iraq. No other
details immediately available.
April 1:
Army Sgt. Jacob L. Butler, 24, of
Wellsville, Kan. Killed in action in Assamawah, Iraq, when a
rocket-propelled grenade hit his vehicle. Assigned to Headquarters
Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.
Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Maglione,
22, of Lansdale, Pa. Killed in non-combat weapon discharge at Camp
Coyote, Kuwait. Assigned to Bridge Company B, 6th Engineer Support
Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Folsom, Pa.
March 31:
Spc. William A. Jeffries, 39, of
Evansville, Ind. Evacuated from Kuwait and died as a result of a
sudden illness in Rota, Spain. Assigned to D Company, 1st Battalion,
152nd Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard.
Army Spc. Brandon Rowe, 20, of
Roscoe, Ill. Killed in action in Ayyub, Iraq, by enemy artillery.
Assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
March 30:
Marine Capt. Aaron J. Contreras, 31, of
Sherwood, Ore. Killed in a UH-1N Huey helicopter crash in southern
Iraq. Assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169,
Marine Aircraft Group-39, Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
Marine Sgt. Michael V. Lalush,
23, of Troutville, Va. Killed in a UH-1N Huey helicopter crash in
southern Iraq. Assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169,
Marine Air Craft Group-39, Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
Marine Sgt. Brian D. McGinnis,
23, of St. George, Del. Killed in a UH-1N Huey helicopter crash in
southern Iraq. Assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)-169,
Marine Aircraft Group-39, Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
March 29:
Marine Staff Sgt. James W. Cawley,
41, of Layton, Utah. Killed during a firefight with enemy forces.
Assigned to F Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th
Marine Division, Salt Lake City.
Army Cpl. Michael Edward Curtin,
23, of Howell, N.J. Killed when a taxi carrying a car bomb drove up
to an Army checkpoint in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2-7th
Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Army Pfc. Diego Fernando Rincon,
19, of Conyers, Ga. Killed when a taxi carrying a car bomb drove up
to an Army checkpoint in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2-7th
Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Army Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton
Weldon, 20, of Palm Bay, Fla. Killed when a taxi carrying a
car bomb drove up to an Army checkpoint in central Iraq. Assigned to
the 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Marine Lance Cpl. William W. White,
24, of Brooklyn, N.Y. Killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident in
Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 1st Marine
Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Army Sgt. Eugene Williams, 24,
of Highland, N.Y. Killed when a taxi carrying a car bomb drove up to
an Army checkpoint in central Iraq. Assigned to the 2-7th Infantry,
3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
March 28:
Army Sgt. Roderic A. Solomon,
32, of Fayetteville, N.C. Killed when a Bradley Fighting Vehicle
rolled off a cliff in a non-hostile accident in Iraq. Assigned to
the 2-7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
March 27:
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Menusa, 33,
of Tracy, Calif. Killed in combat. Assigned to the 1st Combat
Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Marine Cpl. Robert M. Rodriguez, 21, of
Queens, N.Y. Killed in action when the tank he was riding in fell
into the Euphrates River during combat operations northwest of
Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division,
Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Marine Lance Cpl. Jesus A. Suarez Del
Solar, 20, of Escondido, Calif. Killed in combat. Assigned
to the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine
Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
March 26:
Marine Maj. Kevin G. Nave, 36,
of White Lake Township, Mich. Killed in a non-hostile vehicle
accident in Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
March 25:
Marine Pfc. Francisco A. Martinez
Flores, 21, of Los Angeles. Killed during convoy operations
when his tank plunged off a cliff into the Euphrates River. Assigned
to the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps
Air-Ground Combat Center, Twenty-nine Palms, Calif.
Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class
Michael Vann Johnson, Jr., 25, of Little Rock, Ark. Killed
in combat, when shrapnel from a grenade hit him in the head.
Assigned to Naval Medical Center, Third Marine Division Detachment,
San Diego.
Marine Staff Sgt. Donald C. May, Jr.,
31, of Richmond, Va. Killed during convoy operations when his tank
plunged off a cliff into the Euphrates River. Assigned to the 1st
Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat
Center, Twenty-nine Palms, Calif.
Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick T. O’Day, 20,
of Santa Rosa, Calif. Killed during convoy operations when his tank
plunged off a cliff into the Euphrates River. Assigned to 1st Tank
Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat
Center, Twenty-nine Palms, Calif.
Air National Guard Maj. Gregory Stone,
40, of Boise, Idaho. Died from wounds received by a March 22 grenade
attack in a tent at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait. Assigned to the 124th
Air Support Operations Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, Boise,
Idaho.
March 24:
Marine Cpl. Evan James, 20, La
Harpe, Ill. Drowned while trying to cross the Saddam Canal in
southeastern Iraq. Reservist with the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve
Center, Peoria, Ill.
Marine Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus,
28, of Davenport, Iowa. Drowned while trying to cross the Saddam
Canal in southeastern Iraq. Assigned to Engineering Company C, 6th
Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Peoria,
Ill.
Army Spc. Gregory P. Sanders, 19, of
Hobart, Ind. Killed in action in Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd
Battalion, 69th Armor, Fort Stewart, Ga.
March 23:
Army Spc. Jamaal R. Addison, 22, of
Roswell, Ga. Killed when ambushed by enemy forces in Iraq. Assigned
to the 507th Ordnance Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Marine Sgt. Michael E. Bitz, 31, of
Ventura, Calif. Killed in action in the vicinity of Nasiriyah.
Assigned to the 2nd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 2nd Marine
Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Marine Lance Cpl. Brian Rory Buesing,
20, of Cedar Key, Fla. Killed in combat in the vicinity of Nasiriyah.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Marine Lance Cpl. David K. Fribley, 26,
of Fort Myers, Fla. Killed in action in the vicinity of Nasiriyah.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Marine Cpl. Jose A. Garibay, 21, of
Orange, Calif. Killed in combat in the vicinity of Nasiriyah.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Marine Pvt. Jonathan L. Gifford,
30, Decatur, Ill. Killed in combat. No other details immediately
available.
Marine Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzalez, 20, of
Los Angeles. Killed in action in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary
Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Army Pfc. Howard Johnson II,
21, of Mobile, Ala. Killed when ambushed by enemy forces in Iraq.
Assigned to the 507th Ordnance Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss,
Texas.
Marine Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Jordan, 42,
of Enfield, Conn. Killed in action in the vicinity of Nasiriyah.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick R. Nixon, 21,
of Gallatin, Tenn. Killed in action during operations on the
outskirts of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Marine 2nd Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney, Jr.,
31, of Nye, Nev. Killed in action in the vicinity of Nasiriyah.
Assigned to the Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine
Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Marine Cpl. Randal Kent Rosacker, 21, of
San Diego. Killed in combat in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary
Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum,
22, of Thornton, Colo. Killed in action in the vicinity of Nasiriyah.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Marine Lance Cpl. Michael J. Williams,
31, of Yuma, Ariz. Killed in action on the outskirts of Nasiriyah.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
March 22:
Navy Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams, 27, of La
Mesa, Calif. Killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters
collided over international waters. Assigned as an exchange officer
with the Royal Navy's 849 Squadron since October 2002.
Marine Lance Cpl. Eric J. Orlowski, 26,
of Buffalo, N.Y. Killed by an accidental discharge of a .50 cal
machine gun in Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine
Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Army Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert,
27, of Williams Township, Pa. Killed in a grenade attack while
sleeping in a tent at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait. Assigned to the
101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Army Reserve Spc. Brandon S. Tobler, 19,
of Portland, Ore. Killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Iraq.
Assigned to the 671st Engineer Brigade, Portland, Ore.
March 21:
Marine 2nd Lt. Therrel S. Childers, 30,
of Harrison County, Miss. Killed in action in southern Iraq.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Marine Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez, 28, of
Los Angeles. Killed in action in southern Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
March 20:
Marine Maj. Jay Thomas
Aubin, 36, of Waterville, Maine. Killed in a CH-46E helicopter
crash in Kuwait. Assigned to the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics
Squadron --1, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station,
Yuma, Ariz.
Marine Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre, 30,
of St. Anne, Ill. Killed in a CH-46E helicopter crash in Kuwait.
Assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron -- 268, 3rd Marine
Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Marine Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy, 25,
of Houston. Killed in a CH-46E helicopter crash in Kuwait. Assigned
to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron — 268, 3rd Marine Aircraft
Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Marine Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Waters-Bey,
29, of Baltimore. Killed in a CH-46E helicopter crash in Kuwait.
Assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron, 3rd Marine
Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Date of death not given:
Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas A. Blair , 24,
of Wagoner, Okla. Engaged in operations March 24 on the outskirts of
Nasiriyah in Iraq, remains were recovered on March 28. Assigned to
the 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control
Group-28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Cherry Point, N.C.
Army Sgt. George Edward Buggs, 31, of
Barnwell, S.C. Killed when convoy was ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to
the 3rd Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort
Stewart, Ga.
Army Master Sgt. Robert J. Dowdy, 38, of
Cleveland. Killed when convoy was ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to
507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Army Pvt. Ruben Estrella-Soto, 18, of El
Paso, Texas. Killed when convoy was ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to
507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Marine Sgt. Nicolas M. Hodson, 22, of
Smithville, Mo. Killed in a vehicle accident in Iraq. Assigned to
the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary
Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Army Spc. James M. Kiehl, 22, of
Comfort, Texas. Killed when convoy was ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to
507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Army Chief Warrant Officer Johnny Villareal
Mata, 35, of El Paso, Texas. Killed when convoy was ambushed in
Iraq. Assigned to 507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Marine Sgt. Fernando Padilla-Ramirez,
26, of Yuma, Ariz. Engaged in operations March 28 in the vicinity of
Nasiriyah, remains identified on April 10. Assigned to the Marine
Wing Support Squadron-371, Marine Wing Support Group-37, Marine
Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz.
Army Pfc. Lori Ann Piestewa, 22, of Tuba
City, Ariz. Killed when convoy was ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to
507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Marine Sgt. Brendon C. Reiss,
23, of Casper, Wyo. Disappeared during March 23 operations on the
outskirts of Nasiriyah; his remains were identified April
11. Assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Expeditionary Brigade, based in Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Army Pvt. Brandon Ulysses Sloan, 19, of
Bedford, Ohio. Killed when convoy was ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to
507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Army Sgt. Donald Ralph Walters, 33, of
Salem, Ore. Killed when convoy was ambushed in Iraq. Assigned to
507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.
The Associated Press contributed to this
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