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Following is the official list of American military personnel killed in action supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom as of September 04, 2004 Click on the name to go to the "Fallen Heroes Memorial" page where you can leave condolences and remembrances. Recent entries may not yet be linked. August 30: Staff Sgt. Aaron N. Holleyman, 26, of Glasgow, Mont., died in Khutayiah, Iraq, when his military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Holleyman was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky. August 29: Airman 1st Class Carl L. Anderson Jr., 21, of Georgetown, S.C., died as result of enemy action near Mosul, Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. August 28: Sgt. Edgar E. Lopez, 27, of Los Angeles, Calif., died due to enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq. Lopez was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. August 27: Lance Cpl. Nickalous N. Aldrich, 21, of Austin, Texas, died from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Aldrich was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Pfc. Luis A. Perez, 19, of Theresa, N.Y., died in Fallujah, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Perez was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 223rd Transportation Company, Norristown, Pa. Spc. Omead H. Razani, 19, of Los Angeles, Calif., died in Habbaniyah, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. Razani was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea. August 26: Cpl. Barton R. Humlhanz, 23, of Hellertown, Pa., died from injuries received due to enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 24, 24th MEU, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Pfc. Nicholas M. Skinner, 20, of Davenport, Iowa, died from injuries received due to enemy action in An Najaf, Iraq. Skinner was assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. August 25: Lance Cpl. Alexander S. Arredondo, 20, of Randolph, Mass., died Aug. 25 as result of enemy action in An Najaf, Iraq. He was assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. Spc. Charles L. Neeley, 19, of Mattoon, Ill., died in Tikrit, Iraq, when his tractor-trailer rolled over as he attempted to access a pontoon bridge. Neeley was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 454th Transportation Company, Columbus, Ohio. Spc. Marco D. Ross, 20, of Memphis, Tenn., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when enemy mortars attacked his camp. Ross was assigned to the Army's 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. August 24: Staff Sgt. Donald N. Davis, 42, of Saginaw, Mich., died in Fallujah, Iraq, when an M915A tractor and an M106A2 tanker trailer rolled over an embankment. Staff Sgt Davis was assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve's 660th Transportation Company, Zanesville, Ohio. Lance Cpl. Jacob R. Lugo, 21, of Flower Mound, Texas, died Aug. 24 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. August 23: Staff Sgt. Robert C. Thornton Jr., 35, of Rainbow City, Ala., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol came under rocket-propelled grenade attack. Thornton was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. August 22: Cpl. Christopher Belchik, 30, of Jersey, Ill., died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. 2nd Lt. Matthew R. Stovall, 25, of Horn Lake, Miss., died in Mosul, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device exploded near his vehicle. Stovall was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 367th Maintenance Company, 298th Corps Support Battalion, Philadelphia, Miss. August 21: Cpl. Nicanor Alvarez, 22, of San Bernardino, Calif., died from injuries received from to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Alvarez was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Sgt. Jason Cook, 25, of Okanogan, Wash., died from injuries received due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Cook was assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Pfc. Kevin A. Cuming, 22, of North White Plains, N.Y., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol came under rocket-propelled grenade attack. Cuming was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Lance Cpl. Seth Huston, 19, Perryton, Texas, died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Huston was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Gunnery Sgt. Edward T. Reeder, 32, of Camp Verde, Ariz., died in a non-combat related vehicle incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Reeder was assigned to Headquarters and Service Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Pfc. Nachez Washalanta, 21, of Bryan, Okla., died from injuries received due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Washalanta was assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. August 20: Pfc. Ryan A. Martin, 22, of Mount Vernon, Ohio., died near Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device exploded near his vehicle. Pfc. Martin was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 216th Engineer Battalion, Hamilton, Ohio. 1st Lt. Charles L. Wilkins III, 38, of Columbus, Ohio., died near Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device exploded near his vehicle. 1st Lt. Wilkins was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 216th Engineer Battalion, Hamilton, Ohio. August 19: Cpl. Brad P. McCormick, 23, of Overton, Tenn., died from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Cpl. McCormick was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve’s 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Nashville, Tenn. August 18: Lance Cpl. Dustin R. Fitzgerald, 22, of Huber Heights, Ohio, in a non-combat related vehicle incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Fitzgerald was assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/2, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Sgt. Richard M. Lord, 24, of Jacksonville, Fla., died from injuries received due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Spc. Jacob D. Martir, 21, of Norwich, Conn., died in Sadr City, Iraq, when his patrol came under enemy small arms fire. Spc. Martir was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas Sgt. Harvey E. Parkerson III, 27, Yuba City, Calif., died Aug 18 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Sgt. Parkerson was assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), Camp Pendleton, Calif. Pfc. Henry C. Risner, 26, of Golden, Colo., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his checkpoint came under enemy small arms fire. Pfc. Risner was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. August 17: Lance Cpl. Caleb J. Powers, 21, of Manfield, Wash., due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Powers was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Spc. Brandon T. Titus, 20, of Boise, Idaho, died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his checkpoint. Titus was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. August 16: Sgt. David M. Heath, 30, of LaPorte, Ind., died in Sadr City, Iraq, when his patrol came under small arms and rocket-propelled grenade attack. Heath was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan. August 15: 2nd Lt. James Michael Goins, 23, of Bonner Springs, Kan., died as a result of hostile fire in Najaf, Iraq.Goins was assigned to the Army’s 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas. Pfc. Fernando B. Hannon, 19, of Wildomar, Calif., died from injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Pfc. Hannon was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Pfc. Geoffrey Perez, 24, of Los Angeles, Calif., died from injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Pfc. Perez was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Pfc. Brandon R. Sapp, 21, of Lake Worth, Fla., died in Najaf, Iraq, when his M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Sapp was assigned to the Army’s 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Sgt. Daniel Michael Shepherd, 23, of Elyria, Ohio, died August 15 in Ar Ramabi, Iraq, when his M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Shepherd was assigned to the Army’s 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment from Fort Riley, Kan. Spc. Mark Anthony Zapata, 27, of Edinburg, Texas, died in Najaf, Iraq as a result of hostile fire. Zapata was assigned to the Army’s 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas. August 13: Lance Cpl. Kane M. Funke, 20, of Vancouver, Wash., died as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. Lance Cpl. Nicholas B. Morrison, 23, of Carlisle, Penn., died due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. 1st Lt. Neil Anthony Santoriello, 24, of Verona, Penn., died in Khalidiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his mounted reconnaissance patrol vehicle. Santoriello was assigned to 1st Battalion, 34th Armor, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan. August 12: Capt. Michael Yury Tarlavsky, 30, of Passaic, N.J., died in Najaf, Iraq, when his unit came under small arms fire and grenade attack. Tarlavsky was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, from Fort Campbell, Ky. August 11: Staff Sgt. John R. Howard, 26, of Covington, Va., died in a helicopter crash in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Staff Sgt. Howard was assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif. Lance Cpl. Tavon L. Hubbard, 24, of Reston, Va., died in a helicopter crash in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Hubbard was assigned to the Command Element, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. August 9: Capt. Andrew R. Houghton, 25, of Houston, Texas, died on at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of injuries sustained on July 10 in Ad Dhuha, Iraq, when a rocket propelled grenade detonated near his vehicle. Houghton was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany. August 8: Lance Cpl. Jonathan W. Collins, 19, of Crystal Lake, Ill., died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Rick A. Ulbright, 49, of Waldorf, Md., was assigned to the 33rd Field Investigative Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Mr. Ulbright died Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, from wounds received during a mortar attack. August 7: Pfc. David L. Potter, 22, of Johnson City, Tenn., died in Baghdad, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. Potter was assigned to the 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. August 6: Cpl. Roberto Abad, 22, of Los Angeles, Calif., died due to enemy action in An Najaf Province, Iraq. Cpl. Abad was assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Spc. Joshua I. Bunch, 23, of Hattiesburg, Miss., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when individuals using small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades attacked his vehicle. Bunch was assigned to the 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Lance Cpl. Larry L. Wells, 22, of Mount Hermon, La., died due to enemy action in An Najal Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Unit Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. August 5: Pfc. Raymond J. Faulstich Jr., 24, of Leonardtown, Md., died in Najaf, Iraq, when individuals using small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades attacked his convoy. Faulstich was assigned to the 89th Transportation Company, 6th Transportation Battalion, 7th Transportation Group, Fort Eustis, Va. Spc. Donald R. McCune, 20, of Yplsilanti, Mich., died in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol on August 4 in Balad, Iraq. McCune was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 81st Brigade Combat Team, Moses Lake, Wash. Sgt. Yadir G. Reynoso, 27, of Wapato, Wash., died due to enemy action in An Najaf Province, Iraq. Sgt. Reynoso was assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Sgt. Moses D. Rocha, 33, of Roswell, N.M., died due to injuries received from enemy action in An Najaf, Iraq. He was assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. August 4: Gunnery Sgt. Elia P. Fontecchio, 30, of Milford, Mass., died from injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Lance Cpl. Joseph L. Nice, 19, of Nicoma Park, Okla., died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. August 3: Sgt. Tommy L. Gray, 34, of Roswell, N.M., died in Taji, Iraq, when he became caught between two motor pool vehicles. Gray was assigned to the Army’s 215th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Capt. Gregory A Ratzlaff, 36, of Olympia, Wash., died due to a non-combat related incident at Forward Operating Base Duke, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, Calif. Pfc. Harry N. Shondee, Jr., 19, of Ganado, Ariz., died on from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near the vehicle he was traveling in while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq. Spc. Shondee was assigned to the Army’s 2nd Battalion, 12th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. August 2: Sgt. Juan Calderon Jr., 26, of Weslaco, Texas, died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expaditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Spc. Justin B. Onwordi, 28, of Chandler, Ariz., was killed in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near the vehicle he was traveling in while on patrol. Spc. Onwordi was assigned to the Army’s 2nd Battalion, 12th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Cpl. Dean P. Pratt, 22, of Stevensville, Mont., died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. August 1: Spc. Anthony J. Dixon, 20, of Lindenwold, N.J., died in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device exploded near his guard post. Spc. Hernandez was assigned to the Army’s 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany. Spc. Armando Hernandez, 22, of Hesperia, Calif., died in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device exploded near his guard post. Spc. Dixon was assigned to the Army’s 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany. From FoxNews, US News Link & the DoD <<Previous March 2004>> |
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