| U.S. Casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom December 2008 |
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| Monthly Summaries | References | ||||
| 14 | Total Casualties | ||||
| # | Service Member | Age | Date | Unit | Details |
| 1 | Staff Sgt. Solomon T. Sam | 31 | 04 Dec 2008 | 523rd Engineer Company, 84th Engineer Bn, 25th Infantry Division | DoD Release: Died from wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device Dec. 4 in Mosul, Iraq |
| 2 | Sgt. John J. Savage | 26 | 04 Dec 2008 | 103rd Engineer Company, 94th Engineer Company | DoD Release: Died from wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device Dec. 4 in Mosul, Iraq |
| 3 | Staff Sgt. Jonathan W. Dean | 25 | 20 Dec 2008 | 561st MP Co., 716th MP Bn, 101st Sustainment Bde, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) | Died of non-combat related causes Dec. 20 / DoD Release: Died Dec. 20, in Bayji, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident in Tikrit, Iraq |
| 4 | Pfc. Coleman W. Hinkefent | 19 | 20 Dec 2008 | 1st Bn, 6th Infantry, 2nd Bde, 1st Armored Division | DoD Release: Died Dec. 20, 2008 in Hamburg, Germany of a non-combat related illness |
| 5 | Lance Cpl. Robert L. Johnson | 21 | 20 Dec 2008 | 5th Combat Logistics Battalion, 1st Combat Logistics Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group | DoD Release: Died Dec. 20 as a result of a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq |
| 6 | Lance Cpl. Thomas Reilly Jr. | 19 | 21 Dec 2008 | 1st Bn, 3rd Marines, 3rd MARDIV, MNF-West | Died Dec. 21, as the result of wounds received in action when he was attacked by an enemy force in al-Anbar province / DoD Release: Died Dec. 21 while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq |
| 7 | Staff Sgt. Christopher G. Smith | 28 | 24 Dec 2008 | 3rd Bn, 16th Field Artillery, 2nd BCT, 4th Infantry Division, MND-Center | Killed in a vehicle accident in southern Iraq Dec. 24 / DoD Release: Died Dec. 24 in Baghdad, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over |
| 8 | Spc. Stephen M. Okray | 21 | 24 Dec 2008 | 3rd Bn, 16th Field Artillery, 2nd BCT, 4th Infantry Division, MND-Center | Killed in a vehicle accident in southern Iraq Dec. 24 / DoD Release: Died Dec. 24 in Baghdad, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over |
| 9 | Spc. Stephen G. Zapasnik | 19 | 24 Dec 2008 | 3rd Bn, 16th Field Artillery, 2nd BCT, 4th Infantry Division, MND-Center | Killed in a vehicle accident in southern Iraq Dec. 24 / DoD Release: Died Dec. 24 in Baghdad, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over |
| 10 | Maj. John P. Pryor | 42 | 24 Dec 2008 | 1st Medical Detachment, Forward Surgical Team | DoD Release: Died Dec. 25 in Mosul of wounds suffered when a mortar round impacted near his living quarters |
| 11 | Master-at-Arms Seaman Apprentice Joshua D. Seitz | 19 | 25 Dec 2008 | Naval Security Force, Naval Support Activity Bahrain | DoD Release: Died Dec. 25 in Manama, Bahrain |
| 12 | U/I pending notification of next-of-kin | 28 Dec 2008 | MND-Baghdad | Died of wounds from an improvised explosive device explosion in northern Baghdad Dec. 28 | |
| 13 | Pvt. Benjamin B. Tollefson | 22 | 31 Dec 2008 | Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Heavy BCT, 1st Infantry Division | Died Dec. 31, in Balad, Iraq from injuries sustained during combat operations, Dec. 30 / DoD Release: Died Dec. 31 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire in Ghazaliya |
| 14 | Pfc. Christopher W. Lotter | 20 | 31 Dec 2008 | 3rd Bn, 7th Field Artillery, 3rd BCT, 25th Infantry Division | DoD Release: Died Dec. 31, 2008, in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when he was shot by enemy forces in Tikrit |
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