| U.S. Casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom December 2007 |
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| Monthly Summaries | References | ||||
| 23 | Total Casualties | ||||
| # | Service Member | Age | Date | Unit | Details |
| 01 | Spc. Matthew K. Reece | 24 | 01 December 2007 | 1st Bn, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st BCT, 82nd Airborne Division, MND-Baghdad | Killed when an IED detonated near a combat patrol in eastern Baghdad |
| 02 | Sgt. Kyle Dayton | 22 | 03 December 2007 | 2nd Bn, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st BCTam, 82nd Airborne Division | Killed as a result of injuries sustained from a vehicle explosion during a vehicle recovery operation in Al Anbar province Dec. 3 / DoD Release: Died Dec. 3 in Ashwah, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident |
| 03 | Sgt. Eric J. Hernandez | 26 | 04 December 2007 | 1st Bn, 327th Infantry, 1st BCT, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), MND-North | Killed as a result of injuries sustained from a complex attack involving an improvised explosive device and small arms fire while conducting operations in Salah ad Din province, Dec. 4 / DoD Release: Died from wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an IED in Bayji, Iraq |
| 04 | Pvt. Dewayne L. White | 27 | 04 December 2007 | 1st Bn, 327th Infantry, 1st BCT, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), MND-North | Killed as a result of injuries sustained from a complex attack involving an improvised explosive device and small arms fire while conducting operations in Salah ad Din province, Dec. 4 / DoD Release: Died from wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an IED in Bayji, Iraq |
| 05 | Capt. Adam P. Snyder | 26 | 05 December 2007 | 1st Bn, 327th Infantry, 1st BCT, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), MND-North | Died Dec. 5 as a result of wounds sustained from an attack involving an IED and small-arms fire while conducting operations in Salah ad Din province Dec. 4 / DoD Release: Died Dec. 5 from wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an IED in Bayji, Iraq |
| 06 | Spc. Randy W. Pickering | 26 | 09 December 2007 | Regimental Support Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment | DoD Release: Died Dec. 9 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident |
| 07 | Spc. Johnathan A. Lahmann | 21 | 10 December 2007 | 59th Engineer Co., 20th Engineer Bn, 36th Engineer BDE, TF Iron | Killed from injuries sustained as a result of a suicide vehicle IED explosion in Salah ad Din Province Dec. 10 / DoD Release: Died Dec. 10 in Tikrit, Iraq, of wounds suffered in Bayji, Iraq, when a IED struck his vehicle |
| 08 | Chief Petty Officer Mark T. Carter | 27 | 11 December 2007 | East Coast-based Navy SEAL | DoD Release: Died Dec. 11, as a result of enemy action while conducting combat operations in Iraq |
| 09 | Spc. Brynn J. Naylor | 21 | 13 December 2007 | 2nd Bn, 12th Infantry, 2nd BCT, 2nd Infantry Division, MND-Baghdad | Killed Dec. 13 in a small-arms fire attack in southern Baghdad |
| 10 | Sgt. Samuel E. Kelsey | 24 | 13 December 2007 | 3rd Bn, 7th Infantry, 4th BCT, 3rd Infantry Division, MND-Center | Killed of wounds suffered when the Soldier's dismounted patrol encountered an IED south of Baghdad Dec. 13 / DoD Release: Died Dec 13 in Tunnis, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an IED detonated |
| 11 | Pvt. Daren A. Smith | 19 | 13 December 2007 | 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry, 4th BCT, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) | DoD Release: Died 13 Dec., in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained from a non-combat related incident |
| 12 | Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan A. Lowery | 38 | 14 December 2007 | 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, III Corps, MND-North | Killed Dec. 14 in a small-arms fire attack in Ninewa Province / DoD Release: Died Dec. 14, in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire |
| 13 | Sgt. Austin D. Pratt | 22 | 15 December 2007 | 2nd Bn, 30th Infantry, 4th BCT, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) | DoD Release: Died Dec. 15 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Baghdad, Iraq, in an incident |
| 14 | Pfc. Juctin R. P. McDaniel | 19 | 17 December 2007 | 524th Combat Service Support Bn, 45th Sustainment BDE, 8th Theater Sustainment Command | Died as a result of a non-combat related injury in the vicinity of Camp Taji, Iraq / DoD Release: Died Dec. 17 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Taji, Iraq |
| 15 | 1st Lt. Jeremy E. Ray | 26 | 20 December 2007 | 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, MND-North | Killed from a suicide vest attack while conducting combat operations in the Diyala province Dec. 20 / DoD Release: Died Dec. 20 in Kanaan, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an enemy attacked using an explosive device |
| 16 | Pfc. George J. Howell | 24 | 21 December 2007 | 1st Bn, 87th Infantry, 1st BCT, 10th Infantry Division (Light Infantry), MND-North | Killed during two IED explosions near vehicles while conducting operations in Kirkuk province Dec. 21 / DoD Release: Died Dec. 21 in Riyadh, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was attacked by an IED |
| 17 | Sgt. Peter C. Neesley | 28 | 25 December 2007 | 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 2nd BCT, 3rd Infantry Division | DoD Release: Died Dec. 25 in Baghdad, Iraq, of an undetermined cause in a non-combat environment |
| 18 | Sgt. Bryan J. Tutten | 33 | 25 December 2007 | 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry, 2nd BCT, 82nd Airborne Division | DoD Release: Died Dec. 25 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an IED detonated near his position during combat operations |
| 19 | Capt. Rowdy J. Inman | 38 | 26 December 2007 | 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, III Corps, MND-North | Died from wounds sustained from small-arms fire while conducting operations in Ninewa Province Dec. 26 / DoD Release: Died Dec. 26 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered from small arms fire during dismounted combat operations / MNF-I Update: Allegedly shot by an Iraqi Soldier during a combined Iraqi Army and CF operation in Ninewah province on Dec. 26 |
| 20 | Sgt. Benjamin B. Portell | 27 | 26 December 2007 | 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, III Corps, MND-North | Died from wounds sustained from small-arms fire while conducting operations in Ninewa Province Dec. 26 / DoD Release: Died Dec. 26 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered from small arms fire during dismounted combat operations / MNF-I Update: Allegedly shot by an Iraqi Soldier during a combined Iraqi Army and CF operation in Ninewah province on Dec. 26 |
| 21 | Pfc. Joseph R. Berlin Jr. | 21 | 30 December 2007 | Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, MND-Baghdad | Died of non-combat related injuries Dec. 30 / DoD Release: Died Dec. 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident |
| 22 | Sgt. Reno S. Lacerna | 44 | 31 December 2007 | 87th Corps Support Bn, 3rd Sustainment BDE, 3rd Infantry Division | Died as a result of a non-combat related injury in the vicinity of Qayyarah Airfield West Dec. 31 / DoD Release: Died Dec. 31, 2007 in Al Qayyarah, Iraq, of a non-combat related illness |
| 23 | Petty Officer 1st Class Victor W. Jeffries | 52 | 31 December 2007 | Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group, Kuwait | DoD Release: Died Dec. 31, 2007 as a result of injuries suffered Dec. 24 in a vehicular accident in Kuwait |
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