U.S. Casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom
May 2008
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| Monthly Summaries |
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References |
| 13 |
Total Casualties |
| # |
Service Member |
Age |
Date |
Unit |
Details |
| 1 |
Spc. Jeffrey F. Nichols
| 21
| 02 May 2008
| 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry, 4th BCT, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)
| DoD Release: Died May 1 in Baghdad from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an IED
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| 2 |
Pvt. Corey L. Hicks
| 22
| 02 May 2008
| 1st Bn, 66th Armor, 1st BCT, 4th Infantry Division, MND-Baghdad
| Killed from wounds sustained when an IED struck the soldier’s vehicle during a combat patrol in eastern Baghdad at approximately 6:15 p.m. May 2
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| 3 |
Lance Cpl. Casey L. Casanova
| 22
| 02 May 2008
| Combat Logistics Bn 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I MEF, MNF-West
| Killed in action May 2 when their vehicle was attacked by an enemy force with an IED in al Anbar Province
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| 4 |
Cpl. Miguel A. Guzman
| 21
| 02 May 2008
| Combat Logistics Bn 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I MEF, MNF-West
| Killed in action May 2 when their vehicle was attacked by an enemy force with an IED in al Anbar Province
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| 5 |
Lance Cpl. James F. Kimple
| 21
| 02 May 2008
| Combat Logistics Bn 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I MEF, MNF-West
| Killed in action May 2 when their vehicle was attacked by an enemy force with an IED in al Anbar Province
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| 6 |
Sgt. Glen E. Martinez
| 31
| 02 May 2008
| Combat Logistics Bn 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I MEF, MNF-West
| Killed in action May 2 when their vehicle was attacked by an enemy force with an IED in al Anbar Province
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| 7 |
Spc. Alex D. Gonzalez
| 21
| 06 May 2008
| 43rd Combat Engineer Co., 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, MND-North
| Killed ifrom wounds sustained in an insurgent attack against the soldier’s patrol in Ninewah Province May 6 / DoD Release: Died May 6 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered small arms fire and a rocket-propelled grenade attack
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| 8 |
Pfc. Aaron J. Ward
| 19
| 06 May 2008
| 170th MP Company, 504th MP Bn, 42nd MP BDE
| DoD Release: Died May 6 in Al Anbar, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came under small arms fire while conducting cordon and search operations
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| 9 |
Spc. Mary J. Jaenichen
| 20
| 09 May 2008
| Brigade Troops Bn, 2nd BCT, 3rd Infantry Division, MND-Center
| Died of non-combat related injuries May 9 / DoD Release: Died May 9 in Iskandariyah, Iraq, of a non-combat related injury
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| 10 |
Spc. Joseph A. Ford
| 23
| 11 May 2008
| 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry, 76th BCT, Indiana National Guard
| DoD Release: Died May 10 in Al Asad, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a vehicle accident
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| 11 |
Cpl. Jessica A. Ellis
| 24
| 11 May 2008
| 2nd Brigade Special Troops Ban, 2nd BCT, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), MND-Baghdad
| Killed after being struck by an IED during a route clearance patrol at approximately 9:20 p.m. May 11 in northwestern Baghdad
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| 12 |
Sgt. Victor M. Cota
| 33
| 13 May 2008
| Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, MND-Baghdad
| Killed when his vehicle was struck by an IED in northwestern Baghdad at approximately 7 p.m. May 13 / DoD Release: Died May 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an IED in Kadamiyah, Iraq, May 13
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| 13 |
Sgt. John K. Daggett
| 21
| 15 May 2008
| 1st Bn, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd BCT, 25th Infantry Divisionn
| DoD Release: Died May 15 in Halifax, Canada, of wounds suffered May 1 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle
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