U.S. Casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom
April 2005
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| Monthly Summaries |
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References |
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Total Casualties |
| # |
Service Member |
Age |
Date |
Unit |
Details |
| 01
| Cpl. Garrywesley T. Rimes
| 30
| 01 Apr 2005
| 1st Bn, 5th Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF, but attached to 2nd MARDIV, II MEF
| Killed by enemy small-arms fire while conducting security operations in Ramadi, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
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| 02
| Lance Cpl. Tenzin Dengkhim
| 19
| 02 Apr 2005
| 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Bn, II MEF
| Killed April 2, by an explosion while conducting combat operations in Hadithah in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
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| 03
| Staff Sgt. Ioasa F. Tavae, Jr.
| 29
| 02 Apr 2005
| 1st Bn, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st BCT, 25th Infantry Division, TF Freedom
| Killed by terrorist small arms fire in Tal Afar / DoD Release: Died in Mosul, Iraq
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| 04
| Sgt. James A. Sherrill
| 27
| 03 Apr 2005
| Army National Guard's 2113th Transportation Company, assigned to 1st COSCOM
| Killed when an IED detonated around 6:45 p.m. on April 3. The attack occurred near Bayji.
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| 05
| Cpl. William D. Richardson
| 23
| 03 Apr 2005
| 1st Bn, 41st Infantry, 1st Armored Division
| DoD Release: Died April 3, in Baghdad, Iraq, when he came under enemy fire and fell into a canal
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| 06
| Sgt. 1st Class Stephen C. Kennedy
| 35
| 04 Apr 2005
| 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment
| DoD Release: Died April 4, 2005, in Balad Ruz, Iraq, when patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire
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| 07
| Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Dill
| 32
| 04 Apr 2005
| 2nd Battalion, 390th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 98th Division
| DoD Release: Died April 4, 2005, in Balad Ruz, Iraq, when patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire
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| 08
| Lance Cpl. Jeremiah C. Kinchen
| 22
| 04 Apr 2005
| Marine Forces Reserve's
4th Reconnaissance Bn, 4th MARDIV attached for OIF to 3rd Reconnaissance Bn, Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF
| Killed on April 4 from an explosion which occurred during combat operations in the Al-Anbar province while in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
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| 09
| Sgt. Javier J. Garcia
| 25
| 05 Apr 2005
| 1st Bn, 64th Armor, 3d Infantry Division, TF Baghdad
| Died April 5 around 9:30 a.m. when his patrol in south Baghdad hit an IED / DoD Release: Died when IEDs detonated near his patrol
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| 10
| Spc. Glenn J. Watkins
| 42
| 05 Apr 2005
| 1st Bn, 161st Infantry, TF Baghdad
| Killed when his patrol hit an IED and took small arms fire from anti-Iraqi forces April 5. / DoD Release: A VBIED detonated near his military vehicle
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| 11
| Lance Cpl. Juan C. Venegas
| 21
| 07 Apr 2005
| 3rd Bn, 4th Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF, attached to attached to Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF
| Killed April 6 as the result of a motor vehicle accident which occurred during combat operations / DoD Release: Died April 7 as a result of a vehicle accident while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq
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| 12
| Staff Sgt. Kevin D. Davis
| 41
| 08 Apr 2005
| National Guard's G Troop, 82nd Cavalry, attached to TF Liberty
| Killed when an IED detonated around 12:00 p.m. on April 8. The attack occurred near Hawijah in the Province of Kirkuk / DoD Release: Died April 8 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an IED detonated near his HMMWV in Hawijah, Iraq
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| 13
| Pfc. Casey M. LaWare
| 19
| 09 Apr 2005
| 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, attached to 155th BCT, II MEF
| Died April 9 from wounds received in a non-hostile incident that occurred April 6 near FOB Kalsu / DOD Release: Died April 9 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, from non-combat related injuries sustained April 6 in Al Mahmudiyah, Iraq
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| 14
| Spc. John W. Miller
| 21
| 12 Apr 2005
| Army National Guard's 224th Engineer Bn serving with the 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
| Killed April 12 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Ramadi / DOD Release: Died April 12 in Camp Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries received from enemy small arms fire while on route clearance operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq
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| 15
| Spc. Manuel Lopez III
| 20
| 12 Apr 2005
| 3rd Bn, 7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division
| DOD Release: Died April 12 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his HMMWV was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade
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| 16
| Cpl. Tyler J. Dickens
| 20
| 12 Apr 2005
| 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
| DOD Release: Died April 12 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of injuries sustained April 6 in Al Mahmudiyah, Iraq, when his guard tower caught fire
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| 17
| Cpl. Michael B. Lindemuth
| 27
| 13 Apr 2005
| Inspector/Instructor Staff, 3rd Bn, 25th Marine, 4th Marine Division, assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
| Killed April 13 by enemy mortar fire at Camp Hit
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| 18
| Capt. James C. Edge
| 31
| 14 Apr 2005
| 1st Bn, 5th Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF, assigned for OIF to 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
| Killed April 14 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.
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| 19
| Spc. Aleina Ramirezgonzalez
| 33
| 15 Apr 2005
| 3rd Brigade Troop Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, TF Liberty
| Killed when a Coalition Force base was attacked by indirect fire at about 8:00 p.m. on April 15. The Soldier, who was evacuated to a Coalition medical facility, died of wounds sustained in the attack / DoD Release: Died April 15 in Tikrit, Iraq, when a mortar struck her FOB
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| 20
| Pvt. Aaron M. Hudson
| 20
| 16 Apr 2005
| 401st MP Company, 720th MP Bn, 89th MP BDE, attached to 42nd MP BDE
| Died of wounds received at about 11 a.m. April 16 when an IED exploded on a convoy of uparmored vehicles / DoD Release: Died April 16 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained April 15 in Camp Taji, Iraq, when an IED detonated near his patrol
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| 21
| Sgt. Angelo L. Lozada Jr.
| 36
| 16 Apr 2005
| 2nd Bn, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd BCT, 2nd Infantry Division
| Killed in an indirect fire attack on Camp Ramadi / DoD Release: Died April 16 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, while conducting combat operations
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| 22
| Sgt. Tromaine K. Toy Sr.
| 24
| 16 Apr 2005
| 2nd Bn, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd BCT, 2nd Infantry Division
| Killed in an indirect fire attack on Camp Ramadi / DoD Release: Died April 16 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, while conducting combat operations
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| 23
| Spc. Randy L. Stevens
| 21
| 16 Apr 2005
| 2nd Bn, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd BCT, 2nd Infantry Division
| Killed in an indirect fire attack on Camp Ramadi / DoD Release: Died April 16 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, while conducting combat operations
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| 24
| Pvt. Joseph L. Knott
| 21
| 17 Apr 2005
| 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
| Died from wounds received at about 10:40 p.m. Sunday from an IED explosion south of Baghdad / DoD Release: Died April 17 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his convoy was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and an IED
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| 25
| Pfc. Steven F. Sirko
| 20
| 17 Apr 2005
| 1st Bn, 30th Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division
| DoD Release: Died April 17 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries
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| 26
| Maj. Steven W. Thornton
| 46
| 18 Apr 2005
| U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command
| DoD Release: Died April 18 in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, when he collapsed during physical training
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| 27
| Pfc. Sam W. Huff
| 18
| 18 Apr 2005
| 170th Military Police Company, 504th MP Bn, 42nd MP Brigade
| DoD Release: Died April 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained on April 17 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near her HMMWV
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| 28
| Spc. Jacob M. Pfister
| 27
| 19 Apr 2005
| 3rd Bn, 7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, TF Baghdad
| Died April 19 after a VBIED detonated near their patrol around 7 p.m. in southern Baghdad / Dod Release: VBIED detonated near their dismounted patrol
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| 29
| Pfc. Kevin S. K. Wessel
| 20
| 19 Apr 2005
| 3rd Bn, 7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, TF Baghdad
| Died April 19 after a VBIED detonated near their patrol around 7 p.m. in southern Baghdad / Dod Release: VBIED detonated near their dismounted patrol
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| 30
| Cpl. Kelly M. Cannan
| 21
| 20 Apr 2005
| 1st Bn, 5th Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF, but for OIF attached to 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
| Killed April 20 when an IED detonated while conducting combat operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq
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| 31
| Lance Cpl. Marty G. Mortenson
| 22
| 20 Apr 2005
| 1st Bn, 5th Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF, but for OIF attached to 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
| Killed April 20 when an IED detonated while conducting combat operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq
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| 32
| Pfc. Robert A. Guy
| 26
| 21 Apr 2005
| 3rd Bn, 8th Marine, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
| Died in a non-hostile incident April 21 at Camp Delta, near Al Karmah, Iraq.
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| 33
| Pfc. Gavin J. Colburn
| 20
| 22 Apr 2005
| Army Reserve's 542nd Transportation Company
| Died April 22 along a supply route in Iraq when an IED detonated near his convoy vehicle
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| 34
| Cpl. Kevin W. Prince
| 22
| 23 Apr 2005
| 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment attached to 155th BCT, II MEF (Forward)
| Killed April 23 when an IED detonated near the convoy in which he was traveling / DoD Release: Died April 23 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Iskandariyah, Iraq, when an IED detonated near his HMMWV
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| 35
| Seaman Aaron A. Kent
| 28
| 23 Apr 2005
| Sailor assigned to the 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
| Killed by an IED device while conducting combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq
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| 36
| Sgt. Anthony J. Davis Jr.
| 22
| 23 Apr 2005
| 1st Bn, 24th Infantry, 1st BDE, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker BCT)
| DoD Release: Died April 23 in Mosul, Iraq, when a VBIED detonated near his Stryker military vehicle
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| 37
| Spc. Gary W. Walters Jr.
| 31
| 24 Apr 2005
| 1st Bn, 9th FA, 3rd Infantry Division, TF Baghdad
| Died April 24 at 7 a.m. when the unit on patrol struck an IED in east Baghdad / DoD Release: IED detonated near his HMMWV
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| 38
| 1st Sgt. Timmy J. Millsap
| 39
| 25 Apr 2005
| 70th Engineer Bn, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division
| DoD Release: Died April 25 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Taji, Iraq, when an IED detonated near his HMMWV
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| 39
| Spc. David L. Rice
| 22
| 26 Apr 2005
| 1st Bn, 5th Field Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, TF Liberty
| Died of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident near Muqdadiyah at about 6:30 a.m. April 26 / DoD Release: His HMMWV rolled over
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| 40
| Cpl. Joseph S. Tremblay
| 23
| 27 Apr 2005
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Marine Forces Reserve's 3rd Bn, 25th Marine, 4th MARDIV, but for OIF attached to 2nd MARDIV, II MEF(Forward)st Bn, 5th Field Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, TF Liberty
| DoD Release: died April 27 from injuries received from a mine explosion while conducting combat operations in vicinity of Hit, Iraq
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| 41
| Sgt. Timothy C. Kiser
| 37
| 28 Apr 2005
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340th Forward Support Bn, 40th Infantry Division, TF Liberty
| Killed when an IED detonated near Hawija at about 7:30 p.m. on April 28. / DoD Release: Died in Riyhad, Iraq (near Kirkuk)
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| 42
| 1st Lt. William A. Edens
| 29
| 28 Apr 2005
| 1st Bn, 5th Infantry, 1st BDE, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker BCT), TF Freedom
| Killed by an IED attack in Tal Afar Thursday, April 28 / DoD Release: IED detonated near Stryker military vehicle
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| 43
| Sgt. Eric W. Morris
| 31
| 28 Apr 2005
| 1st Bn, 5th Infantry, 1st BDE, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker BCT), TF Freedom
| Killed by an IED attack in Tal Afar Thursday, April 28 / DoD Release: IED detonated near Stryker military vehicle
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| 44
| Spc. Ricky W. Rockholt Jr.
| 28
| 28 Apr 2005
| 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment, TF Freedom
| Killed by an IED attack in Tal Afar Thursday, April 28 / DoD Release: IED detonated near Stryker military vehicle
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| 45
| Pfc. Robert W. Murray Jr.
| 21
| 28 Apr 2005
| 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment, TF Freedom
| Killed by an IED attack in Tal Afar Thursday, April 28 / DoD Release: IED detonated near Stryker military vehicle
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| 46
| 2nd Lt. Clifford V. Gadsden
| 25
| 29 Apr 2005
| 603rd Transportation Company, 142nd Corps Support Bn, Warrior Brigade, assigned to 1st COSCOM
| Died as the result of a VBIED attack 5 miles north of Taji April 29 at approximately 12:30 p.m. DoD Release: Died April 29 in Balad, Iraq
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| 47
| Capt. Stephen W. Frank
| 29
| 29 Apr 2005
| 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, assigned to 155th BCT, II MEF (Forward)
| Killed April 29 by a VBIED near Diyarah, Iraq / DoD Release: VBIED detonated as they were conducting a traffic control point inspection
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| 48
| Capt. Ralph J. Harting III
| 28
| 29 Apr 2005
| 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, assigned to 155th BCT, II MEF (Forward)
| Killed April 29 by a VBIED near Diyarah, Iraq / DoD Release: VBIED detonated as they were conducting a traffic control point inspection
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| 49
| Pfc. Darren A. Deblanc
| 20
| 29 Apr 2005
| 2nd Bn, 14th Infantry, 2nd BCT, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)
| DoD Relase: Died April 29 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their dismounted patrol
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| 50
| Pvt. Charles S. Cooper, Jr.
| 19
| 29 Apr 2005
| 2nd Bn, 14th Infantry, 2nd BCT, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)
| DoD Relase: Died April 29 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their dismounted patrol
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| 51
| Staff Sgt. Juan De Dios Garcia-Arana
| 27
| 30 Apr 2005
| 5th Bn, 5th ADA, 2nd Infantry Division, assigned to 2nd BCT, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
| Killed April 30 by enemy small-arms fire in Khaladiyah, Iraq / DoD Release: His Bradley Fighting Vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire
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| 52
| Sgt. Kenya A. Parker
| 26
| 30 Apr 2005
| Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division
| DoD Release: Died April 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, of a non-combat related medical condition
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