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Following is the official list of American military personnel killed in action supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom in May 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. May 31: Lance Cpl. Dustin L. Sides, 22, of Yakima, Wash., died from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 9th Communications Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. May 30: 1st Lt. Kenneth Michael Ballard, 26, of Mountain View, Calif., died in Najaf, Iraq, during a firefight with insurgents. 1st Lt. Ballard was assigned to the Army’s 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, from Friedburg, Germany. Pvt. Bradli N. Coleman, 19, of Ford City, Pa., died May 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained on May 29 in Mosul, Iraq, when mortar rounds hit his living quarters. Coleman was assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. Sgt. Aaron C. Elandt, 23, of Lowell, Mich., died May 30 in Al Musayyib, Iraq, when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Elandt was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany. Spc. Charles E. Odums II, 22, of Sandusky, Ohio died May 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his military convoy hit an improvised explosive device. Odums was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, Texas. Capt. Robert C. Scheetz Jr., 31, of Dothan, Ala., died May 30 in Musayyib, Iraq, when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Scheetz was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, Baumholder, Germany. Pfc. Nicholaus E. Zimmer, 20, of Columbus, Ohio, died in Kufa, Iraq, when his vehicle came under attack by rocket-propelled grenades. Zimmer was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedburg, Germany. May 29: Pfc. Cody S. Calavan, 19, of Lake Stevens, Wash., died 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. Lance Cpl. Benjamin R. Gonzalez, 23, of Los Angeles, Calif., died 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. Lance Cpl. Rafael Reynosasuarez, 28, of Santa Ana, Calif., 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. Spc. Michael J. Wiesemann, 20, of North Judson, Ind., at Forward Operating Base Q-West (Quyarrah Air Base, Iraq) of non-combat related injuries. Wiesemann was assigned to the Army's 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. May 26: Lance Cpl. Kyle W. Codner, 19, of Wood River, Neb., died due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Codner was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Cpl. Matthew C. Henderson, 25, of Lincoln, Neb., died due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Cpl. Henderson was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Cpl. Dominique J. Nicolas, 25, of Maricopa, Ariz., died from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I May 25: Spc. Alan N. Bean Jr., 22, of Bridport, Vt., died in Forward Operating Base Kalsu (Iskandariyah, Iraq,) when his unit came under mortar attack. Spc. Bean was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery, from Williston, Vt. Pfc. James P. Lambert, 23, of New Orleans, La., died in Fallujah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit their patrol. Pfc. Lambert was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. Pfc. Richard H. Rosas, 21, of Saint Louis, Mich., died in Fallujah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit their patrol. Pfc. Rosas was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y. Sgt. Kevin F. Sheehan, 36, of Milton, Vt., died in Forward Operating Base Kalsu (Iskandariyah, Iraq,) when his unit came under mortar attack. Sgt. Sheehan was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery, from Williston, Vt. Pfc. Daniel P. Unger, 19, of Exeter, Calif., died May 25 in Forward Operating Base Kalsu (Iskandariyah, Iraq) during a rocket attack. Unger was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 185th Armor, 81st Separate Armor Brigade, Visalia, Calif. May 24: Spc. Beau R. Beaulieu, 20, of Lisbon, Maine, died in Taji, Iraq, during a mortar attack on Camp Cooke. Beaulieu was assigned to the 27th Main Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Pfc. Owen D. Witt, 20, of Sand Springs, Mont., died in Ad Dawr, Iraq, when his armored high-mobility-multipurpose-wheeled vehicle rolled over. Witt was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany. May 23: Staff Sgt. Jorge A. Molina-Bautista, 37, of Rialto, Calif., died as a result of hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaisance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Spc. Jeremy L. Ridlen, 23, of Paris, Ill., died in East Fallujah, Iraq, from small arms fire after a dump truck on the side of the road was detonated while his military convoy passed by. Ridlen was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1544 Transportation Company, Paris, Ill. May 21: Staff Sgt. Jeremy R. Horton, 24, of Carneys Point, Penn., died near Al Iskandariyah, Iraq when an improvised explosive device exploded. Horton was assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany. Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Zabierek, 25, of Chelmsford, Mass., died due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. His unit was attached to I MEF in Iraq. May 20: Pfc. Leslie D. Jackson, 18, of Richmond, Va., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when her military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device as it was returning to Camp Eagle. Jackson was assigned to A Company, 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, Texas. Sergeant First Class Troy L. Miranda, 44, of DeQueen, Ark, died on Hipha Street in Baghdad, Iraq, when a grenade was thrown near his foot patrol. Miranda was assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas Army National Guard, assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division. Cpl. Rudy Salas, 20, of Baldwin Park, Calif., died due a non-combat related vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. May 19: Spc. Michael C. Campbell, 34, of Marshfield, Mo., died May 19, in Samarra, Iraq, when his convoy hit an improvised explosive device. Campbell was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany. May 18: Pfc. Michael M. Carey, 20, of Prince George, Va., died in Iraq. He apparently fell into a canal and did not resurface. His remains were recovered on May 18. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Staff Sgt. William D. Chaney, 59, of Schaumburg, Ill., died in Landstuhl, Germany due to a non-combat related injury. Initial reports indicate that Chaney was medically evacuated from Iraq to Germany for surgery due to a sudden medical condition. He died from complications after surgery. Chaney was assigned to the Army National Guard, Company B, 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation Regiment, Chicago, Ill. Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Garyantes, 34, of Rehoboth, Del., died by sniper fire in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, while on a combat patrol. Garyantes was assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany. Spc. Marcos O. Nolasco, 34, of Chino, Calif., died in Baji, Iraq, as a result of an electrocution accident. Nolasco was assigned to Battery B, 1st Battalion, 33rd Field Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, Bamberg, Germany. May 17: Lance Cpl. Bob W. Roberts, 30, of Newport, Ore., died due to hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. May 16: 2nd Lt. Leonard M. Cowherd, 22, of Culpeper, Va., died in Karbala, Iraq, when he received sniper and rocket propelled grenade fire while securing a building near the Mukhayam Mosque. Cowherd was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany. Spc. Carl F. Curran, 22, of Union City, Pa., died in Al Karmah, Iraq, when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Spc. Curran was assigned to the Army National Guard’s Battery C, 1st Battalion, 107th Field Artillery Regiment, Oil City, Pa. Spc. Mark J. Kasecky, 20, of McKees Rocks, Pa., died in Al Karmah, Iraq, when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Spc. Kasecky was assigned to the Army National Guard’s Battery C, 1st Battalion, 107th Field Artillery Regiment, Oil City, Pa. May 15: Senior Airman Pedro I. Espaillat Jr., 20, of Colombia, Tenn., died as a result of non-hostile injuries in Kirkuk, Iraq. He was assigned to the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. Staff Sgt. Rene Ledesma, 34, of Abelene, Texas, died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device exploded near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Ledesma was assigned to the Army’s 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. May 14: Command Sgt. Maj. Edward C. Barnhill, 50, of Shreveport, La., died in Baghdad, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. Barnhill was assigned to the Army Reserve's 431st Civil Affairs Battalion, North Little Rock, Ark. Sgt. Brud J. Cronkrite, 22, of Spring Valley, Calif., died in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries he sustained on May 13, in Karbala when a rocket-propelled grenade fired into a building near him during a security patrol. Cronkrite was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany. Sgt. James W. Harlan, 44, of Owensboro, Ky., died at Camp Anaconda, Iraq, when a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb next to his vehicle. Harlan was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 660th Transportation Company, 88th Regional Readiness Command, Zanesville, Ohio. Pfc. Michael A. Mora, 19, of Arroyo Grande, Calif., died in An Najaf, Iraq, when his military vehicle slid off the road and turned over. Mora was assigned to the Army’s 3rd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Polk, La. Spc. Philip I. Spakosky, 25, of Browns Mill, N.J., died in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained on May 13, in Karbala, Iraq when he was shot by a suspected sniper. Spakosky was assigned to the Army’s 1st Battalion, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany. May 13: Pfc. Brian K. Cutter, 19, of Riverside, Calif., was found unconscious on May 13, and was later pronounced dead in Al Asad, Iraq. Cause of death is under investigation. He was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Pfc. Brandon C. Sturdy, 19, of Urbandale, Iowa, died May 13 from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. May 12: Lance Cpl. Jeremiah E. Savage, 21, of Livingston, Tenn, 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, at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Spc. Jeffrey R. Shaver, 26, of Maple Valley, Wash., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Shaver was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry, Spokane, Wash. May 11: Spc. Kyle A. Brinlee, 21, of Pryor, Okla., died in Al Asad, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Brinlee was assigned to the Army National Guard’s Detachment 1, Company B, 120th Combat Engineer Battalion, Pryor, Okla. May 10: Pfc. Andrew L. Tuazon, 21, of Chesapeake, Va., died in Mosul, Iraq, from hostile fire while on guard duty. Pfc. Tuazon was assigned to the Army’s 293rd Military Police Company, 3rd Military Police Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga. May 9: Sgt. Rodney A. Murray, 28, of Ayden, N.C., died in Iraq, in a vehicle accident between Baghdad and Scania when a Bradley Fighting Vehicle and his military vehicle collided. Sgt. Murray was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 351st Military Police Company, Ocala, Fla. May 8: Spc. Philip D. Brown, 21, of Jamestown, N.D., died in Balad, Iraq, from injuries sustained west of Samarra by an improvised explosive device. Brown was assigned to the Army National Guard’s Company B, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, Jamestown, N.D. Spc. James J. Holmes, 28, of East Grand Forks, Minn., died in Landstuhl, Germany, from injuries sustained on May 3 in Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated near the driver side of his military vehicle. Spc. Holmes was assigned to C Company, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, North Dakota National Guard, Hettinger, N.D. Spc. Isela Rubalcava, 25, of El Paso, Texas, died in Mosul, Iraq, when a mortar round hit near her. Spc. Rubalcava was assigned to the 296th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash. Spc. Chase R.Whitham, 21, of Ore.died in Mosul, Iraq, while he was in a swimming pool when an electrical current charged the water. Spc. Whitham was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, , 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.. May 6: Staff Sgt. Hesley Box., Jr, 24, of Nashville, Ark., died May 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a car bomb detonated near his guard post. Staff Sgt. Box was assigned to 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry, 39th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Arkansas National Guard, Texarkana, Ark. Cpl. Dustin H. Schrage, 20, of Brevard, Fla., was found deceased on in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Cause of death is under investigation. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif. May 5: Pfc. Jesse R. Buryj, 21, of Canton, Ohio, died in Karbala, Iraq, when his military vehicle was struck by a dump truck whose driver had been shot while trying to run through a control point. Pfc. Buryj was assigned to the 66th Military Police Company, Fort Lewis, Wash. Cpl. Jeffrey G. Green, 20, of Dallas, Texas, was found deceased on in the Euphrates River, in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Cause of death is under investigation. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Pfc. Bradley G. Kritzer, 18, of Irvona, Penn., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Kritzer was assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Spc. James E. Marshall, 19, of Tulsa, Okla., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Spc. Marshall was assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. May 3: Gunnery Sgt. Ronald E. Baum, 38, of Hollidaysburg, Pa., died due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Intelligence Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune, N.C. 1st Lt. Christopher J. Kenny, 32, of Miami, Fla., died in Balad, Iraq, when their military vehicle left the road and flipped over in a canal. 1st Lt. Kenny was assigned to the 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany. Pfc. Lyndon A. Marcus, Jr., 21, of Long Beach, Calif., died in Balad, Iraq, when their military vehicle left the road and flipped over in a canal. Pfc. Marcus was assigned to the 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany. Staff Sgt. Erickson H. Petty, 28, of Fort Gibson, Okla., died in Salman Al Habb, Iraq, from an attack by small arms fire while conducting security of a weapons cache. Petty was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Smith Barracks, Baumholder, Germany. Sgt. Marvin R. Sprayberry, III, 24, of Tehachapi, Calif., died in Balad, Iraq, when their military vehicle left the road and flipped over in a canal. Sgt. Sprayberry was assigned to the 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany. Sgt. Gregory L. Wahl, 30, of Salisbury, N.C., died in Balad, Iraq, when their military vehicle left the road and flipped over in a canal. Sgt. Wahl was assigned to the 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany. May 2: Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael C. Anderson, 36, of Daytona, Fla., died in the Al Anbar Province as a result of hostile fire. Petty Officer 2nd Class Anderson was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla. Spc. Ervin Caradine, Jr., 33, of Memphis, Tenn., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Spc. Caradinea was assigned to the Army’s 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas. Petty Officer 2nd Class Trace W. Dossett, 37, of Orlando, Fla., died in the Al Anbar Province as a result of hostile fire. Petty Officer 2nd Class Dossett was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla. Pvt. Jeremy L. Drexler, 23, of Topeka, Kan., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Spc. Drexler was assigned to the Army’s 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas. Petty Officer 3rd Class Ronald A. Ginther, 37 of Auburndale, Fla., died in the Al Anbar Province as a result of hostile fire. Petty Officer 3rd Class Ginther was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla. Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert B. Jenkins, 35 of Stuart, Fla., died in the Al Anbar Province as a result of hostile fire. Petty Officer 2nd Class Jenkins was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla. Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott R. Mchugh, 33 of Boca Raton Fla., died in the Al Anbar Province as a result of hostile fire. Petty Officer 2nd Class McHugh was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14, Jacksonville, Fla. Staff Sgt. Todd E. Nunes, 29, of Chapel Hills, Tenn. died in Kirkuk, Iraq, when his convoy encountered an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. Nunes was assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Capt. John E. Tipton, 32, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., died May 2 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, from an explosion while conducting combat operations. Tipton commanded Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan. May 1: Sgt. Joshua S. Ladd, 20, of Fort Gibson, Miss, died in Mosul, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Ladd was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 367th Maintenance Company, DeKalb, Miss. Spc. Ramon C. Ojeda, 22, of Ramona, Calif., died in Al Amarah, Iraq when his convoy was attacked. Spc. Ojeda was assigned to the Army’s 84th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, Hawaii. Staff Sgt. Oscar D. Vargas-Medina, 32, of Chicago, Ill., died in Al Amarah, Iraq when his convoy was attacked. Staff Sgt. Vargas-Medina was assigned to the Army’s 84th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, Hawaii. Spc. Trevor A. Win'E, 22, of Orange, Calif., died in Tikrit, Iraq, from injuries sustained on April 30 when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Spc. Wine was assigned to the Army’s 24th Quartermaster Company, Fort Lewis, Wash. From FoxNews, US News Link & the DoD <<Previous March 2004>> |
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