Following is the official list of American military personnel killed in action supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom in September 2004 Click on the name to go to the "Fallen Heroes Memorial" page where you can leave condolences and remembrances. September 30: Staff Sgt. Darren J. Cunningham, 40, of Groton, Mass., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit came under mortar attack. Cunningham was assigned to the 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas. Spc. Rodney A. Jones, 21, of Philadelphia, Penn., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device exploded near his dismounted patrol. Jones was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Spc. Allen Nolan, 38, of Marietta, Ohio, died at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of injuries sustained on Sept. 18 in Balad, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle struck an improvised explosive device and then came under small arms fire. Nolan was assigned to the Army Reserve's 660th Transportation Company, Zanesville, Ohio. September 29: Staff Sgt. Mike A. Dennie, 31, of Fayetteville, N.C., died in Balad, Iraq, from injuries sustained on Sept. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, when the driver of his military vehicle pulled off the road and lost control, causing it to roll over. Dennie was assigned to the 106th Finance Battalion from Kitzingen, Germany. Pfc. Joshua K. Titcomb, 20, of Somerset, Ky., died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries sustained on September 28 when an improvised explosive device exploded near his military vehicle. Titcomb was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 72nd Armor Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea. September 28: Sgt. Tyler D. Prewitt, 22, of Phoenix, Ariz., died in Landstuhl, Germany, from injuries sustained in Baqubah, Iraq, on September 24 when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle and exploded. Prewitt was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany. September 27: Spc. Gregory A. Cox, 21, of Carmichaels, Penn., died in Balad, Iraq, when his military vehicle was unintentionally run off the road by a civilian vehicle causing it to rollover. Cox was assigned to 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany. Pfc. Kenneth L. Sickels, 20, of Apple Valley, Calif., died due to a non-combat related incident in Al Anbar Privince, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Sgt. 1st Class Joselito O. Villanueva, 36, of Los Angeles, Calif., died in Balad, Iraq, when he was at an observation post and was shot by a sniper. Villanueva was assigned to the 9th Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany. September 26: Capt. Eric L. Allton, 34, of Houston, Texas, died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when he was struck by a mortar round. Allton was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea. September 25: Spc. David W. Johnson, 37, of Portland, Ore., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle. Johnson was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, Cottage Grove, Ore. Spc. Clifford L. Moxley, Jr., 51, of New Castle, Penn., died in Baghdad, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. Moxley was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment, Berwick, Penn. Spc. Robert Oliver Unruh, 25, of Tucson, Ariz., died in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, when enemy forces using small arms fire attacked his unit. Unruh was assigned to the 44th Engineer Battalion, Camp Howze, Korea. September 24: Lance Cpl. Aaron Boyles, 24, of Alameda, Calif., died as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Boyles was assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. Sgt. Timothy Folmar, 21, of Sonora, Texas., died as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Sgt. Folmar was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. 2nd Lieutenant Ryan Leduc, 28, of Pana, Ill., died as result of a non-combat vehicle accident in Rutbah, Iraq. 2nd Lt. Leduc was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Lance Cpl. Ramon Mateo, 20, of Suffolk, N.Y., died as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Mateo was assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. September 22: Pfc. Adam J. Harris, 21, of Abilene, Texas, died in Mosul, Iraq, when he was shot by a sniper while on patrol. Harris was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash. Staff Sgt. Lance J. Koenig, 33, of Fargo, N.D., died in Tikrit, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol. Koenig was assigned to the Army National Guard's 141st Engineer Battalion, Jamestown, N.D. Sgt. Benjamin K. Smith, 24, of Carterville, Ill., died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Smith was assigned to 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Sgt. Skipper Soram, 23, of Kolonia Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, died in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-based improvised explosive device detonated near his security post. Soram was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. September 21: Pfc. Nathan E. Stahl, 20, of Highland, Ind., died in Iraq, when his vehicle was struck with an improvised explosive device. Stahl was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment from Fort Lewis, Wash. September 20: Lance Cpl. Steven C. T. Cates, 22, of Mount Juliet, Tenn., died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Cates was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Sgt. Foster L. Harrington, 31, of Ft. Worth, Texas, died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Harrington was assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve’s 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine Division, Mobile, Ala. Spc. Joshua J. Henry, 21, of Avonmore, Pa., died in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his convoy was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire in Sharqat, Iraq. Henry was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany. September 19: Sgt. Brandon E. Adams, 22, of Hollidaysburg, Pa., died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., of injuries sustained in Fallujah, Iraq, on Feb. 16 when a grenade exploded as he was clearing a house. Adams was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. September 18: Sgt. Thomas C. Rosenbaum, 25, of Hope, Ark., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit their convoy vehicle. Sgt. Rosenbaum was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Pfc. James W. Price, 22, of Cleveland, Tenn., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit their convoy vehicle. Pfc. Price was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. September 17: Cpl. Christopher S. Ebert, 21, of Mooresboro, N.C., died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Ebert was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. September 16: Sgt. Foster Pinkston, 47, of Warrenton, Ga., died in Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, Ga., from a non-combat related illness. Pinkston was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 878th Engineer Battalion, Augusta, Ga. Cpl. Steven A. Rintamaki, 21, of Lynnwood, Wash., died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Rintamaki was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. 1st Lieutenant Andrew K. Stern, 24, of Germantown, Tenn., died from injuries received due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. September 15: Lance Cpl. Gregory C. Howman, 28, of Charlotte, N.C., died Sept. 15 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Howman was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Lance Cpl. Drew M. Uhles, 20, of DuQuoin, Ill., died from injuries received due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. September 14: 1st Lt. Tyler H. Brown, 26, of Atlanta, Ga., died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. Brown was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Tongduchon City, Korea. Sgt. Jacob H. Demand, 29, of Palouse, Wash., died in Mosul, Iraq, when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces. Demand was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash. Maj. Kevin M. Shea, 38, of Washington, D.C., died Sept. 14 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. September 13: Lance Cpl. Dominic C. Brown, 19, of Austin, Texas, died due a non-combat related incident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Staff Sgt. Guy S. Hagy Jr., 31, of Lodi, Calif., died Sept.13 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his observation post. Hagy was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Lance Cpl. Michael J. Halal, 22, of Glendale, Ariz., died due a non-combat related vehicle accident 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. Benjamin W. Isenberg, 27, of Sheridan, Ore., died in Taji, Iraq, when his military vehicle came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire and an improvised explosive device. Spc. Isenberg was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, Corvallis, Ore. Lance Cpl. Cesar F. Machado-Olmos, 20, of Spanish Fork, Utah, died due a non-combat related vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Cpl. Jaygee Meluat, 24, of Tamuning, Guam, died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Cpl. Meluat was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Lance Cpl. Mathew D. Puckett, 19, of Mason, Texas, died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Puckett was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Cpl. Adrian V. Soltau, 21, of Milwaukee, Wis., died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Sgt. Carl Thomas, 29, of Phoenix, Ariz., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his observation post. Thomas was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Staff Sgt. David J. Weisenburg, 26, of Portland, Ore., died in Taji, Iraq, when his military vehicle came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire and an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Weisenburg was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, Corvallis, Ore. September 12: Pfc. Jason T. Poindexter, 20, of San Angelo, Texas, died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Poindexter was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. 1st Lt. Alexander E. Wetherbee, 27, of Fairfax, Va., died from injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Wetherbee was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. September 11: Petty Officer 3rd Class David A. Cedergren, 25, of South St. Paul, Minn., died near Iskandariayah, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident. Cedergren was assigned to the 2nd Marine Division Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic. September 10: Spc. Edgar P. Daclan Jr., 24, of Cypress, Calif., died in Balad, Iraq, when his patrol was responding to indirect fire and an improvised explosive device exploded. Daclan was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division from Schweinfurt, Germany. September 8: Spc. Lauro G. DeLeon Jr., 20, of Floresville, Texas, died in Balad, Iraq, when improvised explosive devices detonated near his convoy. DeLeon was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 644th Transportation Company, Beaumont, Texas. Sgt. James D. Faulkner, 23, of Clarksville, Ind., died in Baghdad when his military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Faulkner was assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Spc. Michael A. Martinez, 29, of Juan Diaz, Puerto Rico, died in Baqubah, Iraq, when his military vehicle rolled over. Martinez was assigned to the1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery from Bamberg, Germany. Pfc. Jason L. Sparks, 19, of Monroeville, Ohio, died in Fallujah, Iraq, when his platoon was engaged in direct fire. Sparks was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, Camp Casey, Korea. September 7: Spc. Clarence Adams III, 28, of Richmond, Va., died Sept. 7 of injuries sustained on Sept. 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Adams was assigned to the 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Spc. Yoe M. Aneiros, 20, of Newark, N.J., died in Sadr City when his patrol vehicle came under attack by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades. Aneiros was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan. Spc. Chad H. Drake, 23, of Garland, Texas, died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol vehicle came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire. Drake was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. 1st Lt. Timothy E. Price, 25, of Midlothian, Va., died when he came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire. Price was assigned to the Army’s 127th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, V Corps, Hanau, Germany. September 6: Lance Cpl. Michael J. Allred, 22, of Hyde Park, Utah. died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Allred was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Capt. John J. Boria, 29, of Broken Arrow, Okla., died Sept. 6 from injuries he received in an all terrain vehicle accident in Doha, Qatar. Boria was assigned to the 911th Air Refueling Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D. Staff Sgt. Elvis Bourdon, 36, of Youngstown, Ohio, died in Baghdad when his military vehicle came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire and grenades. Bourdon was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas. Pfc. David P. Burridge, 19, of Lafayette, La., died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Pfc. Burridge was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Spc. Tomas Garces, 19, of Weslaco, Texas, died September 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his convoy was attacked by enemy forces using an improvised explosive device. Garces was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1836th Transportation Company from Fort Bliss, Texas. Lance Cpl. Derek L. Gardner, 20, of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Gardner was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Pfc. Devin J. Grella, 21, of Medina, Ohio, died September 6 in Iraq, after an improvised explosive device exploded near his convoy vehicle. Grella was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 706th Transportation Company from Mansfield, Ohio. Lance Cpl. Quinn A. Keith, 21, of Page, Ariz. died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lance Cpl.Keith assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Lance Cpl. Joseph C. McCarthy, 21, of Concho, Calif. died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. McCarthy was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Cpl. Mick R. Nygardbekowsky, 21, of Concord, Calif., died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Cpl Nygardbekowsky was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Spc. Brandon M. Read, 21, of Greeneville, Tenn., died in Qayyarah West, Iraq, when his convoy came under attack by enemy forces using an improvised explosive device. Read was assigned to the 125th Transportation Company from Lexington, Ky. Lance Cpl. Lamont N. Wilson, 20, of Lawton, Okla., died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Wilson was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. September 5: Spc. Charles R. Lamb, 23, of Casey, Ill. died in Baghdad, Iraq, during a mortar attack. Lamb was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1544th Transportation Company, Paris, Ill. Pfc. Ryan M. McCauley, 20, of Lewisville, Texas, died in Baghdad when his patrol came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire. McCauley was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Sgt. Shawna M. Morrison, 26, of Champaign, Ill. died in Baghdad, Iraq, during a mortar attack. Morrison was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1544th Transportation Company, Paris, Ill. Staff Sgt. Gary A. Vaillant, 41, of Trujillo, Puerto Rico, died Sept. 5 in Khalidiya, Iraq, when his tank ran over an improvised explosive device. Staff Sgt. Vaillant was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 72nd Armor, Camp Casey, Korea. September 4: Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric L. Knott, 21, of Grand Island, Neb., was killed Sept. 4 when the area in which he was working was struck by enemy fire. Knott died of shrapnel wounds. Petty Officer Knott was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4, Port Hueneme, Calif. September 3: Lance Cpl. Nicholas Perez, 19, of Austin, Texas, died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Perez was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. Capt. Alan Rowe, 35, of Hagerman, Idaho, died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Capt. Rowe was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. 1st Lieutenant Ronald Winchester, 25, of Rockville Center, N.Y., died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Winchester was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. Lance Cpl. Nicholas Wilt, 23, of Tampa, Fla, died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Wilt was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. September 1: Spc. Joseph C. Thibodeaux, 24, of Lafayette, La., died in Hawijah, Iraq, when his patrol came under enemy attack. Thibodeaux was assigned to the Army's Headquarters and Headquarters Company 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. From FoxNews, US News Link & the DoD <<Previous March 2004>> |
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