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In Memory of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice that others may know freedom. |
Those Who Gave All |
Following is the official list of American military personnel killed in action supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom in June 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. Jun 30: Spc. Robert L. DuSang, 24, of Mandeville, La., died in Navstar, Iraq, when a tire on the 5-ton vehicle in which he was riding blew out and the vehicle overturned. DuSang was assigned to the Army's 1st Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La. Jun 29: Lance Cpl. Patrick R. Adle, 21, of Baltimore, Md., died southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, as a result of hostile action. Lance Cpl. Adle was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve’s 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Folsom, Pa. Sgt. Alan D. Sherman, 36, of Brick, N.J., died southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, as a result of hostile action. Sgt. Sherman was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve’s 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Folsom, Pa. Cpl. John H. Todd III, 24, of Bridgeport, Pa., died southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, as a result of hostile action. Cpl. Todd was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve’s 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Folsom, Pa. Jun 27: 1st Sgt. Ernest E. Utt, 38, of Hammond, Ill., died in Baghdad, Iraq, after two 122mm rockets were fired into his forward operating base. Utt was assigned to Battery B, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Jun 26: Lance Cpl. Manuel A. Ceniceros, 23, of Santa Ana, Calif., died as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Regimental Combat Team 1 Headquarters Company, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Spc. Jeremy M. Heines, 25, of New Orleans, La., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol came under attack by rocket propelled grenades and small arms fire. Heines was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas. Jun 24: Capt. Christopher S. Cash, 36, of Winterville, N.C., died in Baqubah, Iraq when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades. Capt. Cash was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry, Jacksonville, N.C. Spc. Daniel A. Desens, 20, of Jacksonville, N.C., died in Baqubah, Iraq when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades. Spc, Desens was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry, Jacksonville, N.C. Staff Sgt. Charles A. Kiser, 37, of Cleveland, Wis., died June 24 in Mosul, Iraq, when an explosion occurred near his convoy. Kiser was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 330th Military Police Detachment, Sheboygan, Wis. Jun 22: Spc. Patrick R. McCaffrey Sr., 34, of Tracy, Calif., died in Balad, Iraq, when enemy forces ambushed their ground patrol. Spc. McCaffrey was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 579th Engineer Battalion, Petaluma, Calif. 2nd Lt. Andre D. Tyson, 33, of Riverside, Calif., died in Balad, Iraq, when enemy forces ambushed their ground patrol. 2nd Lt. Tyson was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 579th Engineer Battalion, Petaluma, Calif. . Jun 21: Lance Cpl. Pedro Contreras, 27, of Harris, Texas, died from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Lance Cpl. Juan Lopez, 22, of Whitfield, Ga., died from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Lance Cpl. Deshon E. Otey, 24, of Hardin, Ky., died from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Otey was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Cpl. Tommy L. Parker Jr., 21, of Cleburne, Ark., died from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Cpl. Parker was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Staff Sgt. Gregory V. Pennington, 36, of Glade Spring, Va., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his camp came under mortar attack. Pennington was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Jun 20: Staff Sgt. Marvin Best, 33, of Prosser, Wash., died due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. Jun 19: Pfc. Sean Horn, 19, of Orange, Calif., died due to a non-hostile incident at Camp Taqaddum, Iraq. He was assigned to Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. The incident is under investigation. Jun 18: Pfc. Jason N. Lynch, 21, of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, died in Buhriz, Iraq, of small arms fire wounds he received as his unit was engaging the enemy. Pfc. Lynch was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, Bamberg, Germany. Died on June 18, 2004. Spc. Thai Vue, 22, of Willows, Calif., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when a mortar round hit the motor pool where he was working. Vue was assigned to the Army’s 127th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, V Corps, Hanau, Germany. Jun 16: Spc. Jeremy M. Dimaranan, 29, of Virginia Beach, Va., died in Balad, Iraq, during a mortar attack when mortar rounds hit his camp. Dimaranan was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 302nd Transportation Company, 172nd Combat Support Group, Fort Eustis, Va. Sgt. Arthur S. Mastrapa, 35, of Apopka, Fla., died in Balad, Iraq, during a mortar attack when mortar rounds hit his camp. Mastrapa was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 351 Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade, Ocala, Fla. Maj. Paul R. Syverson III, 32, of Lake Zurich, Ill., died in Balad, Iraq, during a mortar attack when mortar rounds hit his camp. Syverson was assigned to the Army’s 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky. Jun 14: Pfc. Shawn M. Atkins, 20, of Parker, Colo., died in Baghdad, Iraq, as a result of a non-combat injury. Atkins was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 4th Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Hanau, Germany. Jun 13: Spc. Eric S. McKinley, 24, of Corvallis, Ore., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his vehicle was attacked by small arms fire and an improvised explosive device. McKinley was assigned to the Army National Guard's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, Corvallis, Ore. Jun 09: Pfc. Thomas D. Caughman, 20, of Lexington, S.C., died in Baghdad, Iraq when his up-armored high-mobility-multi-purpose wheeled vehicle was struck by rocket propelled grenades and small arms fire. Caughman was assigned to the Army Reserve’s Company C, 391st Engineer Battalion, Spartanburg, S.C. Jun 08: Capt. Humayun S. M. Khan, 27, of Bristow, Va., died in Baquabah, Iraq, after a vehicle packed with an improvised explosive device drove into the gate of his compound while he was inspecting soldiers on guard duty. Khan was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 201st Forward Support Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany. Jun 07: Lance Cpl. Jeremy L. Bohlman, 21, of Sioux Falls, S.D., died from hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Sgt. Jamie A. Gray, 29, of Montpelier, Vt. died in Scania, Iraq, when his military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Gray was assigned to Army National Guard’s Headquarters, Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery, Williston, Vt. Jun 06: Pfc. Melissa J. Hobart, 22, of Ladson, S.C., died in Baghdad, Iraq, after collapsing while on guard duty. Hobart was assigned to Company E, 215th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Sgt. Melvin Y. Mora, 27, of Columbia, Mo. died in Taji, Iraq, on June 6 when his camp was hit by a mortar attack. Mora was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 245th Maintenance Company, St. Louis, Mo. Jun 05: Spc. Ryan E. Doltz, 26, of Mine Hill, N.J., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Spc. Doltz was assigned to New Jersey Army National Guard’s Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery, Lawrence, N.J. Sgt. Humberto F. Timoteo, 25, of Newark, N.J., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Timoteo was assigned to New Jersey Army National Guard’s Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery, Lawrence, N.J. Jun 04: Sgt. Frank T. Carvill, 51, of Carlstadt, N.J., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when individuals using improvised explosive devices and rocket-propelled grenades attacked their convoy. Sgt. Carville was assigned to the Army’s National Guard 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery, Lawrenceville, N.J. Spc. Christopher M. Duffy, 26, of Brick, N.J., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when individuals using improvised explosive devices and rocket-propelled grenades attacked their convoy. Spc. Duffy was assigned to the Army’s National Guard 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery, Lawrenceville, N.J. Sgt. Justin L. Eyerly, 23, of Salem, Ore., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when individuals using improvised explosive devices and rocket-propelled grenades attacked their convoy. Sgt Eyerly was assigned to the Army’s National Guard 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, headquartered in Cottage Grove, Ore. Spc. Justin W. Linden, 22, of Portland, Ore., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when individuals using improvised explosive devices and rocket-propelled grenades attacked their convoy. Spc Linden was assigned to the Army’s National Guard 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, headquartered in Cottage Grove, Ore. 1st Lt. Erik. S. McCrae, 25, of Portland, Ore., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when individuals using improvised explosive devices and rocket-propelled grenades attacked their convoy. 1st Lt. McCrae was assigned to the Army’s National Guard 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, headquartered in Cottage Grove, Ore. Jun 03: Lance Cpl. Todd J. Bolding, 23, of Manvel, Texas, died of wounds received due to hostile 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. Jun 02: Cpl. Bum R. Lee, 21, of Sunnyvale, Calif., died June 2 of wounds received from hostile 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. Jun 01: Pfc. Markus J. Johnson, 20, of Springfield, Mass., died in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, when an Avenger rolled over. Johnson was assigned to D Battery, 4th Battalion, 3rd Air Defense Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, Kitzingen, Germany. From FoxNews, US News Link & the DoD <<Previous March 2004>> |
