| U.S. Casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom April 2003 |
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| Monthly Summaries | ||||
| Total Casualties | 73 | |||
| Service Member | Age | Date | Unit | Details |
| Sgt. Jacob L. Butler | 24 | Apr. 1, 2003 | Headquarters Company, 1st Bn, 41st IR, Ft. Riley, KS | KIA by RGP that hit his vehicle
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| Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Maglione | 22 | Apr. 1, 2003 | Bridge Co B, 6th ESBn, 4th FSSG, Folsom, PA | Non-combat weapon discharge
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| Lance Cpl. Brian E. Anderson | 26 | Apr. 2, 2003 | 2nd LARB, 2nd MAR DIV, Camp Lejeune, NC | Non-hostile accident
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| Sgt. George E. Buggs | 31 | Apr. 2, 2003 | 3rd LARB, 1st MAR DIV, USMCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, CA | Died as a result of severe injuries
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| Master Sgt. George A. Fernandez | 36 | Apr. 2, 2003 | Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Ft. Bragg, NC | KIA
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| Pfc. Christian D. Gurtner | 19 | Apr. 2, 2003 | 3rd LARB, 1st MAR DIV, USMCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, CA | Non-combat weapons discharge
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| Lt. Nathan D. White | 30 | Apr. 2, 2003 | Strike Fighter Sqdn One Nine Five (VFA 195), based in Atsugi, Japan, and deployed with Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5) aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) | KIA
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| Capt. James F. Adamouski | 29 | Apr. 3, 2003 | 2nd Bn, 3rd AVN Rgt, Hunter Army Airfield, GA | UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash
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| Pfc. Chad E. Bales | 20 | Apr. 3, 2003 | 1st Transportation Support Bn, 1st FSSG, Camp Pendleton, CA | Non-hostile vehicle accident during convoy operations
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| Spc. Mathew G. Boule | 22 | Apr. 3, 2003 | 2nd Bn, 3rd AVN Rgt, Hunter Army Airfield, GA | UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash
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| Cpl. Mark A. Evnin | 21 | Apr. 3, 2003 | 3rd Bn, 4th Marine Rgt, 1st MAR DIV, Twentynine Palms, CA | KIA
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| Chief Warrant Officer Erik A. Halvorsen | 40 | Apr. 3, 2003 | 2nd Bn, 3rd AVN Rgt, Hunter Army Airfield, GA | UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash
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| Chief Warrant Officer Scott Jamar | 32 | Apr. 3, 2003 | 2nd Bn, 3rd AVN Rgt, Hunter Army Airfield, GA | UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash
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| Staff Sgt. Nino D. Livaudais | 23 | Apr. 3, 2003 | 3rd Bn, 75th Ranger Rgt, Ft. Benning, GA | Died as a result of severe injuries. KIA at a Haditha Dam checkpoint when a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle being searched. |
| Spc. Ryan P. Long | 21 | Apr. 3, 2003 | A Co, 3rd Bn, 75th Ranger Rgt, Ft. Benning, GA | Died as a result of severe injuries. KIA at a Haditha Dam checkpoint when a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle being searched. |
| Spc. Donald S. Oaks Jr | 20 | Apr. 3, 2003 | C Battery, 3rd Bn, 13th Field Artillery Rgt (Multiple Launch Rocket System), Ft. Sill, OK | KIA
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| Sgt. Michael F. Pedersen | 26 | Apr. 3, 2003 | 2nd Bn, 3rd AVN Rgt, Hunter Army Airfield, GA | UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash
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| Chief Warrant Officer Eric A. Smith | 41 | Apr. 3, 2003 | 2nd Bn, 3rd AVN Rgt, Hunter Army Airfield, GA | UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash
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| Sgt. 1st Class Randall S. Rehn | 33 | Apr. 3, 2003 | 3 Battery, 3rd Bn, 13th Field Artillery Rgt (Multiple Launch Rocket System), Ft. Sill, OK | KIA
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| Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe | 27 | Apr. 3, 2003 | A Co, 3rd Bn, 75th Ranger Rgt, Ft. Benning, GA | Died as a result of severe injuries. KIA at a Haditha Dam checkpoint when a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle being searched. Capt. Rippetoe received the Bronze Star with"v" for this incident |
| Sgt. Todd J. Robbins | 33 | Apr. 3, 2003 | C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (MLRS), Fort Sill, OK | combat
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| Pfc. Wilfred D. Bellard | 20 | Apr. 4, 2003 | 41st Field Artillery Rgt, Ft. Stewart, GA | Vehicle fell into ravine
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| Spc. Daniel Francis J. Cunningham | 33 | Apr. 4, 2003 | 41st Field Artillery Rgt, Ft. Stewart, GA | Vehicle fell into ravine
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| Staff Sgt. Wilbert Davis | 40 | Apr. 4, 2003 | 3rd Bn, 69th Armor, 3rd ID, Ft. Stewart, GA | Non-hostile Army casualty
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| Capt. Travis A. Ford | 30 | Apr. 4, 2003 | HMLA- 267, MAG 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, CA | AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crash
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| Cpl. Bernard G. Gooden | 22 | Apr. 4, 2003 | 2nd Tank Bn, 2nd MAR DIV, based at Camp Lejeune, NC | KIA
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| Pvt. Devon D. Jones | 19 | Apr. 4, 2003 | 41st Field Artillery Rgt, Ft. Stewart, GA | Vehicle fell into ravine
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| Capt. Edward J. Korn | 31 | Apr. 4, 2003 | 64th Armor, 3rd ID, Ft. Stewart, GA | Killed as investigating Iraqi T-72 tank wreckage
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| 1st Lt. Brian M. McPhillips | 25 | Apr. 4, 2003 | 2nd Tank Bn, 2nd MAR DIV, based at Camp Lejeune, NC | KIA
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| Sgt. Duane R. Rios | 25 | Apr. 4, 2003 | 1st Combat Engineer Bn, 1st MAR DIV, based at Camp Pendleton, CA | KIA
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| Capt. Benjamin W. Sammis | 29 | Apr. 4, 2003 | MLAH - 267, MAG 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, CA | AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed during combat operations
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| Cpl. Erik H. Silva | 22 | Apr. 4, 2003 | 3rd Bn, 5th Marines, 1st MAR DIV, based at Camp Pendleton, CA | KIA
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| Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith
Medal of Honor Recipient |
33 | Apr. 4, 2003 | 11th Engineer Bn, Ft. Stewart, GA | KIA
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| Capt. Tristan N. Aitken | 31 | Apr. 5, 2003 | 1st Bn, 41st Field Artillery, 3rd ID, Ft. Stewart, GA | KIA
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| Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker | 34 | Apr. 5, 2003 | A Co, 1st Bn, 64th Armor Rgt, Ft. Stewart, GA | Killed by Enemy fire
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| Spc. Larry K. Brown | 22 | Apr. 5, 2003 | C Co, 1st Bn, 41st IR, Ft. Riley, KS | KIA
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| Pfc. Anthony S. Miller | 19 | Apr. 5, 2003 | Headquarters and Headquarters Co, 3rd ID, 2nd Brigade, Ft. Stewart, GA | Killed by enemy indirect fire
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| 1st Sgt. Edward Smith | 38 | Apr. 5, 2003 | 2nd Bn, 5th Marine Rgt, 1st MAR DIV, Camp Pendleton, CA | Died as a result of wounds received in action
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| Pfc. Gregory P. Huxley, Jr | 19 | Apr. 6, 2003 | B Co, 3rd Bn, 17th Engineer Bn, Ft. Benning, GA | Killed by enemy fire
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| Pvt. Kelley S. Prewitt | 24 | Apr. 6, 2003 | Headquarters and Headquarters Co, 2nd Bn, 69th Armor Rgt, Ft. Benning, GA | KIA by Enemy fire
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| Lance Cpl. Andrew Julian Aviles | 18 | Apr. 7, 2003 | USMC Reserve assigned to the 4th AA Bn, 4th MAR DIV, Tampa, FL | Enemy artillery round struck the Amphibious Assault Vehicle
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| Capt. Eric B. Das | 30 | Apr. 7, 2003 | 333rd Fighter Sqdn, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, NC | KIA
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| Staff Sgt. Lincoln D. Hollinsaid | 27 | Apr. 7, 2003 | B Co, 11th Engineer Bn, Ft. Stewart, GA | Killed by enemy fire
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| 2nd Lt. Jeffrey J. Kaylorr | 24 | Apr. 7, 2003 | Battery, 39th Field Artillery Bn, Ft. Stewart, GA | KIA
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| Cpl. Jesus Martin Antonio Medellin | 21 | Apr. 7, 2003 | 3rd AA Bn, 1st MAR DIV, Camp Pendleton, CA | Enemy artillery round struck the AAV
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| Spc. George A. Mitchell | 35 | Apr. 7, 2003 | Headquarters and Headquarters Co, 3rd ID, 2nd Bgd Combat Team, Ft. Stewart, GA | Died of wounds received by an enemy rocket
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| Maj. William R. Watkins III | 37 | Apr. 7, 2003 | 333rd Fighter Sqdn, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, NC | KIA
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| Cpl. Henry L. Brown | 22 | Apr. 8, 2003 | Headquarters and Headquarters Co, 1st Bn, 64th Field Artillery Rgt, Ft. Stewart, GA | Died of wounds received by an enemy rocket
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| Pfc. Juan Guadalupe Garza Jr. | 20 | Apr. 8, 2003 | 1st Bn, 4th Marine Rgt, 1st MAR DIV, Camp Pendleton, CA | KIA
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| Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall | 50 | Apr. 8, 2003 | 3rd Bn, 15th IR, 3rd ID, Ft. Stewart, GA | KIA
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| Pfc. Jason M. Meyer | 23 | Apr. 8, 2003 | A Co, 1st Bn, 64th Armor Rgt, Ft. Stewart, GA | Killed by Enemy fir
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| Staff Sgt. Scott D. Sather | 29 | Apr. 8, 2003 | 24th Special Tactics Sqdn, Pope Air Force Base, NC | KIA
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| Staff Sgt. Robert A. Stever | 36 | Apr. 8, 2003 | Headquarters and Headquarters Co, 3rd Bn, 15th IR, 3rd ID, Ft. Stewart, GA | Killed by Enemy fire
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| Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey E. Bohr, Jr. | 39 | Apr. 10, 2003 | 1st Bn, 5th Marine Rgt, Camp Pendleton, CA | KIA, engaging enemy forces
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| Staff Sgt. Terry W. Hemingway | 39 | Apr. 10, 2003 | C Co, 1st Bn, 15th IR, Ft. Benning, GA | KIA
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| Staff Sgt. Riayan A. Tejeda | 26 | Apr. 11, 2003 | 3rd Bn, 5th Marine Rgt, Camp Pendleton, CA | KIA
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| Cpl. Jesus A. Gonzalez | 22 | Apr. 12, 2003 | 1st Tank Bn, 1st MAR DIV, Twenty-Nine Palms, CA | KIA, manning a checkpoint
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| Marine Lance Cpl. David Edward Owens Jr. | 20 | Apr. 12, 2003 | 3rd Bn, 5th Marine Rgt, 1st MAR DIV, Camp Pendleton, CA | Died of wounds received in action
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| Spc. Gil Mercado | 25 | Apr. 13, 2003 | 3rd Bn, 187th IR, Ft. Campbell, KY | Killed by Enemy fir
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| Spc. Thomas A. Foley III | 23 | Apr. 14, 2003 | 2nd Bn, 44th Air Defense Artillery Rgt, Ft. Campbell, KY | KIA, grenade explosion inside their HMMWV
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| Cpl. Armando Ariel Gonzalez | 25 | Apr. 14, 2003 | Marine Wing Support Sqdn (MWSS)-273, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG)-27, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, USMC Air Station BeauFt., SC | Killed in non-hostile accident when a commercial refueler collapsed at Logistics Supply Area Viper
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| Spc. Richard A. Goward | 32 | Apr. 14, 2003 | 1460th Transportation Co, Midland, MI | Killed in non-hostile vehicle accident
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| Pfc. Joseph P. Mayek | 20 | Apr. 14, 2003 | C Co, 2nd Bn, 6th IR, Smith Barracks, Germany. | KIA
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| Cpl. Jason David Mileo | 20 | Apr. 14, 2003 | 3rd Bn, 4th Marine Rgt, 1st MAR DIV, Twentynine Palms, CA | KIA
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| Cpl. John T. Rivero | 23 | Apr. 17, 2003 | C Co, 2nd Bn, 124th ID, Eustis, FL | HMMWV turned over
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| Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Todd Arnold | 30 | Apr. 22, 2003 | 1st Bn, 10th Marine Rgt, 2nd MEB, Camp Lejeune, NC | Killed by RPG malfuction
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| Spc. Roy Russell Buckley | 24 | Apr. 22, 2003 | 685th Transportation Co, based in Hobart, IN | KIA
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| Chief Warrant Officer Robert William Channell Jr. | 36 | Apr. 22, 2003 | 1st Bn, 10th Marine Rgt, 2nd MEB, Camp Lejeune, NC | Killed by RPG malfunction
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| Lance Cpl. Alan Dinh Lam | 19 | Apr. 22, 2003 | 8th Communication Bn, 2nd MEB, Camp Lejeune, NC | Killed by RPG malfunction
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| Army Sgt. Troy David Jenkins | 25 | Apr. 24, 2003 | B Co, 3rd Bn, 187th IR, Ft. Campbell, KY | Died April 24, 2003 at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, from injuries suffered on April 19, 2003, When injured as result of an explosion during a dismounted patrol |
| Spc. Narson B. Sullivan | 21 | Apr. 25, 2003 | 411th Military Police Co, Ft. Hood, Texas, of North Brunswick, NJ | Non-combat weapon discharge
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| 1st Lt. Osbaldo Orozco | 26 | Apr. 25, 2003 | C Co, 1st Bn, 22nd IR, Ft. Hood, TX | Killed when vehicle rolled over due to response to enemy fire
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| 1st Sgt. Joe J. Garza | 43 | Apr. 28, 2003 | 1st Bn, 30th IR, Ft. Benning, GA | HMMWV accident
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