| U.S. Casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom February 2004 |
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| Monthly Summaries | References | ||||
| 19 | Total Casualties | ||||
| # | Service Member | Age | Date | Unit | Details |
| 1 | Staff Sgt. Roger C. Turner Jr. | 37 | 01 Feb 2004 | Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th ID | rocket attack on LSA Anaconda at Balad |
| 2 | Pfc. Armando Soriano | 20 | 01 Feb 2004 | Howitzer battery, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment | traveling in a two-vehicle convoy on a supply route in Haditha when weather conditions caused his vehicle to slide off the road and roll over |
| 3 | 2nd Lt. Seth J. Dvorin | 24 | 03 Feb 2004 | Battery B, 3rd Bn, 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment | improvised explosive device (IED) exploded while he was conducting counter-IED operations along a supply route in Iskandariyah, Iraq |
| 4 | Spec. Joshua Knowles | 21 | 05 Feb 2004 | 1133rd Transportation Co, Iowa National Guard | truck convoy passing through a checkpoint at the Baghdad International Airport hit by mortar fire |
| 5 | Sgt. Thomas D. Robbins | 27 | 09 Feb 2004 | Troop A, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment (Stryker) | two U.S. soldiers were killed in action and six wounded, vicinity Sinjar, when a collection of unexploded ordnance, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar rounds detonated while being moved to a demolition point |
| 6 | Sgt. Elijah Tai Wah Wong | 42 | 09 Feb 2004 | 363rd Explosive Ordnance Co, Arizona Army National Guard | two U.S. soldiers were killed in action and six wounded, vicinity Sinjar, when a collection of unexploded ordnance, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar rounds detonated while being moved to a demolition point |
| 7 | Master Sgt. Jude C. Mariano | 39 | 10 Feb 2004 | 615th Air Mobility Operations Squadron | died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Doha, Qatar |
| 8 | Sgt. Patrick S. Tainsh | 33 | 11 Feb 2004 | Troop E, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment | roadside bomb attack against a mounted patrol in western Baghdad |
| 9 | Pfc. William C. Ramirez | 19 | 11 Feb 2004 | Troop E, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment | roadside bomb attack against a mounted patrol in western Baghdad |
| 10 | Spc. Eric U. Ramirez | 31 | 12 Feb 2004 | 670th MP Co, California Army National Guard [16th MP Brigade] | attacked by small arms fire, a rocket propelled grenade and an improvised explosive device in Abu Gireb |
| 11 | Pvt. Bryan N. Spry | 13 Feb 2004 | Company A, 2-504th Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division | vehicle rolled into a water-filled ditch in Baghdad / CENTCOM Release dates time of death at Feb. 14 / DoD release identifies date at Feb 13 | |
| 12 | Spc. Michael M. Merila | 23 | 16 Feb 2004 | Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment | convoy was attacked by an improvised explosive device near Tall Afar |
| 13 | Spc. Christopher M. Taylor | 25 | 16 Feb 2004 | 1165th MP Co, Alabama Army National Guard, attached to the 18th Military Police Brigade, 1st Armored Division | soldiers were riding in a three-vehicle convoy conducting a patrol when an IED detonated |
| 14 | Pfc. Nichole M. Frye | 19 | 16 Feb 2004 | Company A, 415th Civil Affairs Bn, U.S. Army Reserve, Task Force Ironhorse | One soldier was killed and four others were wounded when their convoy was attacked by an improvised explosive device in Ba'qubah. A quick reaction force responded to the attack and detained two individuals suspected of involvement. One of the individuals had a cell phone suspected of being used to detonate the IED. |
| 15 | 2nd Lt. Jeffrey C. Graham | 24 | 19 Feb 2004 | Company C, 1-34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st ID | unit was conducting a dismounted patrol northwest of the city of Khaldiyah when it was attacked with a roadside improvised explosive device and small arms fire |
| 16 | Spc. Roger G. Ling | 20 | 19 Feb 2004 | Company C, 1-34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st ID | unit was conducting a dismounted patrol northwest of the city of Khaldiyah when it was attacked with a roadside improvised explosive device and small arms fire |
| 17 | Sgt. 1st Class Henry A. Bacon | 45 | 21 Feb 2004 | 1st Squadron, 10th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 4th Aviation BDE, 4th ID | struck by a recovery vehicle while he was assisting a disabled vehicle in Ad Dujayl |
| 18 | Chief Warrant Officer Stephen M. Wells | 29 | 25 Feb 2004 | 4th Squadron, Outlaw Troop, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment | Two Kiowa helicopters were flying together near the Euphrates river town of Haditha when one helicopter crashed in the river, may have been caused by mechanical failure. |
| 19 | Chief Warrant Officer Matthew C. Laskowski | 32 | 25 Feb 2004 | 4th Squadron, Outlaw Troop, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment | Two Kiowa helicopters were flying together near the Euphrates river town of Haditha when one helicopter crashed in the river, may have been caused by mechanical failure. |
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