Military


U.S. Casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom
November 2009

Monthly Summaries References
7 Total Casualties
# Service Member Age Date Unit Details
1 U/I pending notification of next-of-kin 02 November 2009 MNC-Iraq Died Nov. 2 of non-combat related injuries
2 Spc. Tony Carrasco Jr. 25 04 November 2009 2nd Bn, 32nd Field Artillery, 4th Infantry BCT, 1st Infantry Division, MND-North Died Nov. 4 Nov. 4 from combat related injuries / DoD Release: Died Nov. 4 in Ad Dawr, Iraq, of a gunshot wound suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit
3 Staff Sgt. Amy C. Tirador 29 04 November 2009 209th Military Intelligence Co., 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry, 3rd Stryker BCT, 2nd Infantry Division, MND-North Died Nov. 4 from non-combat related injuries / DoD Release: Died Nov. 4 in Kirkush, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident
4 Chief Warrant Officer Mathew C. Heffelfinger 29 08 November 2009 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry, 25th BCT, 25th Infantry Division Killed when a helicopter experienced a hard landing in Salah ad Din Province, Nov.8 / DoD Release: Died Nov. 8 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained when their OH-58D helicopter crashed
5 Chief Warrant Officer Earl R. Scott III 24 08 November 2009 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry, 25th BCT, 25th Infantry Division Killed when a helicopter experienced a hard landing in Salah ad Din Province, Nov.8 / DoD Release: Died Nov. 8 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained when their OH-58D helicopter crashed
6 Staff Sgt. Stephen L. Murphy 36 09 November 2009 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, MNF-West Died as the result of a non-combat related incident here Nov. 8 / DoD Release: Died Nov. 9 as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq
7 U/I pending notification of next-of-kin 16 November 2009 MND-North Died Nov. 16 from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident