List of Killed in Action in Iraq War

Following is the official list of American military personnel killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom in May 2003. 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.

May 30:

Army Spc. Michael T. Gleason, 25, of Warren, Pa. Killed in Mosul, Iraq, when the vehicle he was traveling in swerved to avoid colliding with a civilian vehicle and turned over. Assigned to the 519th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Army Spc. Kyle A. Griffin, 20, of Emerson, N.J. Killed in Mosul, Iraq, when the vehicle he was traveling in swerved to avoid colliding with a civilian vehicle and turned over. Assigned to the 519th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Army Spc. Zachariah W. Long, 20, of Milton, Pa. Killed in Mosul, Iraq, when the vehicle he was traveling in swerved to avoid colliding with a civilian vehicle and turned over. Assigned to the 519th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.

May 28:

Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. Bradley, 39, of Utica, Miss. Died in Baqubah, Iraq due to non-combat related circumstances that are under investigation. Assigned to 588th Engineer Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas.

Army Spc. Jose A. Perez III, 22, of San Diego, Texas. Killed in Taji, Iraq, when his convoy was ambushed. Assigned to 6th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Okla.

May 27:

Army Sgt. Thomas F. Broomhead, 34, of Cannon City, Colo. Killed when a vehicle pulled up to his guard duty post in Fallujah, Iraq, and assailants fired on him. Assigned to 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.

Army Staff Sgt. Michael B. Quinn, 37, of Tampa, Fla. Killed when a vehicle pulled up to his guard duty post in Fallujah, Iraq, and assailants fired on him. Assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.

May 26:

Sgt. Keman L. Mitchell, 24, of Hilliard, Fla. Killed in Kirkuk, Iraq when he jumped into a deep body of water and failed to resurface. He was evacuated to a forward surgical team and was pronounced dead on arrival. Assigned to Company C, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.

Army Pvt. Kenneth A. Nalley, 19, of Hamburg, Iowa. Killed in Samawah, Iraq, escorting a convoy in a military vehicle when a heavy equipment transporter crossed the median and struck his vehicle. Assigned to the 501st Military Police Company, Wiesbaden, Germany.

Army Staff Sgt. Brett J. Petriken, 30, of Mich. Killed in Samawah, Iraq, escorting a convoy in a military vehicle when a heavy equipment transporter crossed the median and struck his vehicle. Assigned to the 501st Military Police Company, Wiesbaden, Germany.

Army Maj. Mathew E. Schram, 36, of Wisconsin. Killed in Hadithah, Iraq, when his military convoy encountered enemy fire during a re-supply mission. Assigned to the HHT Support Squadron 3rd ACR, Fort Carson, Colo.

Army Pfc. Jeremiah D. Smith, 25, of Odessa, Mo. Killed when his vehicle hit unexploded ordnance in Baghdad while escorting heavy equipment transporters. Assigned to 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.

May 25:

Army Pvt. David Evans, Jr., 18, of Buffalo, N.Y. Killed in an explosion at a facility in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, which contained Iraqi ammunition. Assigned to the 977th Military Police Company, Fort Riley, Kan.

May 21:

Army Spc. Nathaniel A. Caldwell, 27, of Omaha, Neb. Killed in Baghdad, Iraq, when his vehicle rolled over while responding to a civilian call. Assigned to the 404th Air Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

May 19:

Army Lt. Col. Dominic R. Baragona, 42, of Niles, Ohio. Killed in Iraq when a tractor-trailer jackknifed on the road and collided with his military vehicle. Assigned to the 19th Maintenance Battalion, Fort Sill, Okla.

Marine Capt. Andrew David Lamont, 31, of Eureka, Calif. Killed when helicopter he was in went down shortly after takeoff in the Shatt Al Hillah Canal, in Iraq. Assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jason William Moore, 21, of San Marcos, Calif. Killed when helicopter he was in went down shortly after takeoff in the Shatt Al Hillah Canal, in Iraq. Assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine 1st Lt. Timothy Louis Ryan, 30, of Aurora, Ill. Killed when helicopter he was in went down shortly after takeoff in the Shatt Al Hillah Canal, in Iraq. Assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Sgt. Kirk Allen Straseskie, 23, of Beaver Dam, Wis. Drowned in a canal near Al Hillah, Iraq, when he attempted to rescue the crewmembers of a Marine helicopter that went down in the canal. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Staff Sgt. Aaron Dean White, 27, of Shawnee, Okla. Killed when helicopter he was in went down shortly after takeoff in the Shatt Al Hillah Canal, in Iraq. Assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

May 18:

Marine Cpl. Douglas Jose Marencoreyes, 28, of Chino, Calif. Killed in Iraq when the large transport truck he was riding in rolled over. Assigned to the Light Armored Vehicle Air Defense Battery, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Army Spc. Rasheed Sahib, 22, of Brooklyn, N.Y. Killed in Balad, Iraq, when another soldier's weapon discharged while he was cleaning it and struck Sahib in the chest. Assigned to the 20th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

May 16:

Army Master Sgt. William L. Payne, 46, of Michigan. Killed in Haswah, Iraq, when an unexploded ordnance he was examining exploded. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.

May 14:

Army Spc. David T. Nutt, 32, of Douglas, Ga. Killed in a car accident in Mosul, Iraq, when an Iraqi civilian vehicle cut his loaded 5-ton truck off. Nutt swerved, hit the median and his vehicle overturned. Assigned to the 494th Transportation Company, Ft. Campbell, Ky.

May 13:

Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Lee Griffin Jr., 31, of Elgin, S.C. Killed when his convoy was ambushed en route to Baghdad. Assigned to the 728th Air Control Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas Brian Kleiboeker, 19, of Irvington, Ill. Killed near Al Hillah, Iraq, when the munitions bunker he was working in caught fire and exploded. Assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

May 12:

Marine Pfc. Jose Franci Gonzalez Rodriguez, 19, of Norwalk, Calif. Killed in Iraq when unexploded ordnance he was handling detonated. Assigned to the 1st Supply Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jakub Henryk Kowalik, 21, of Schaumburg, Ill. Killed in Iraq when unexploded ordnance he was handling detonated. Assigned to the 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

May 10:

Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew R. Smith, 20, of Anderson, Ind. Killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Kuwait. Assigned to Detachment 1, Communications Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Peru, Ind.

May 9:

Marine Lance Cpl. Cedric E. Bruns, 22, of Vancouver, Wash. Killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Kuwait. Assigned to the 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Eugene, Ore.

Army Cpl. Richard P. Carl, 26, of King Hill, Idaho. Killed in a non-hostile incident when an air medical helicopter crashed in the Tigris River. Assigned to the 571st Air Medical Company, Fort Carson, Colo.

Army Chief Warrant Officer Hans N. Gukeisen, 31, of Lead, S.D. Killed in a non-hostile incident when air medical helicopter crashed in the Tigris River. Assigned to the 571st Air Medical Company, Fort Carson, Colo.

Army Chief Warrant Officer Brian K. Van Dusen, 39, of Columbus, Ohio. Killed in a non-hostile incident when air medical helicopter crashed in the Tigris River. Assigned to the 571st Air Medical Company, Fort Carson, Colo.

May 8:

Army Pfc. Marlin T. Rockhold, 23, of Hamilton, Ohio. Killed by a sniper's bullet while he was directing traffic. Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Stewart, Ga.

May 4:

Army Pvt. Jason L. Deibler, 20, of Coeburn, Va. Killed by a non-combat weapon discharge in Kuwait. Assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, based at Smith Barracks, Baumholder, Germany.

May 3:

Army Sgt. Sean C. Reynolds, 25, of East Lansing, Mich. Killed when he fell off a ladder and his M4 rifle accidentally discharged. Assigned to the 74th Long-Range Surveillance Detachment 173rd Airborne Brigade, in Camp Ederle, Italy.

May 1:

Army Pfc. Jesse A. Givens, 34, of Springfield, Mo. Killed when the riverbank his tank was positioned on in Al Habbaniyah, Iraq, gave way and fell into the river. Assigned to 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.