U.S. Casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom
March 2005
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| Monthly Summaries |
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References |
| 36 |
Total Casualties |
| # |
Service Member |
Age |
Date |
Unit |
Details |
| 1
| Spc. Lizbeth Robles
| 31
| 01 Mar 2005
| 360th Transportation Company, 68th Corps Support Battalion, 43rd Area Support Group, 1st COSCOM
| Died March 1 from injuries sustained during a vehicle accident that occurred about 20 miles northwest of Tikrit near the town of Bayji Feb 28 / DoD Release: Died at the 228th Command Support Hospital in Tikirt
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| 2
| Spc. Azhar Ali
| 27
| 02 Mar 2005
| 1st Bn, 69th Infantry, TF Baghdad
| Died late March 2 at a combat support hospital after being injured in an IED attack
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| 3
| Spc. Wai P. Lwin
| 27
| 02 Mar 2005
| 1st Bn, 69th Infantry, TF Baghdad
| Died late March 2 at a combat support hospital after being injured in an IED attack
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| 4
| Spc. Robert S. Pugh
| 25
| 02 Mar 2005
| 1st Bn, 155th Infantry
| DoD Release: Died Mar. 2 in Iskandariyah, Iraq, when an IED detonated near his military vehicle
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| 5
| Sgt. 1st Class Michael D. Jones
| 43
| 03 Mar 2005
| 133rd Engineer Bn
| DoD Release: Died March 3 in Syracuse, N.Y., of a non-combat related illness. He had just returned from duty in Iraq
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| 6
| Capt. Sean Grimes
| 31
| 04 Mar 2005
| 1st Bn, 9th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, assigned to I MEF
| Killed in action March 4, while conducting security and stability operations in the Al Anbar province / DoD Release: Died on Mar. 4 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq when an IED detonated near their patrol
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| 7
| Sgt. 1st Class Donald W. Eacho
| 38
| 04 Mar 2005
| 1st Bn, 9th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, assigned to I MEF
| Killed in action March 4, while conducting security and stability operations in the Al Anbar province / DoD Release: Died on Mar. 4 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq when an IED detonated near their patrol
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| 8
| Cpl. Stephen M. McGowan
| 26
| 04 Mar 2005
| 1st Bn, 9th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, assigned to I MEF
| Killed in action March 4, while conducting security and stability operations in the Al Anbar province / DoD Release: Died on Mar. 4 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq when an IED detonated near their patrol
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| 9
| Spc. Wade Michael Twyman
| 27
| 04 Mar 2005
| 1st Bn, 9th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, assigned to I MEF
| Killed in action March 4, while conducting security and stability operations in the Al Anbar province / DoD Release: Died on Mar. 4 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq when an IED detonated near their patrol
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| 10
| Spc. Adriana N. Salem
| 21
| 04 Mar 2005
| 3rd Forward Support Bn, Division Support Command, 3rd Infantry Division,
TF Liberty
| Killed in a vehicle accident near Tikrit at about 10:00 p.m. March 4 / DoD Release: Died Mar. 4 in Remagen, Iraq when her military vehicle rolled over
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| 11
| Staff Sgt. Juan M. Solorio
| 32
| 04 Mar 2005
| 3rd Bn, 21st Infantry, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
| DoD Release: Died March 4 in Mosul, Iraq, when an IED detonated near his military vehicle as his unit was being attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire
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| 12
| Sgt. Seth K. Garceau
| 27
| 04 Mar 2005
| 224th Engineer Bn, 155th Brigade Combat Team
| DoD Release: Died March 4 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on Feb. 27 when an IED detonated near his military vehicle
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| 13
| Sgt. Andrew L. Bossert
| 24
| 07 Mar 2005
| 44th Engineer Bn, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
| DoD Release: Died March 7, in Ramadi, Iraq, when a VBIED detonated near their screening area
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| 14
| Pfc. Michael W. Franklin
| 22
| 07 Mar 2005
| 44th Engineer Bn, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
| DoD Release: Died March 7, in Ramadi, Iraq, when a VBIED detonated near their screening area
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| 15
| Spc. Matthew A. Koch
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| 09 Mar 2005
| 70th Engineer Bn, TF Baghdad
| Died March 9 when his patrol was hit by an IED around 3:30 p.m / DoD Release: Died in Taji, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an IED detonated near his vehicle
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| 16
| Spc. Nicholas E. Wilson
| 21
| 11 Mar 2005
| 1st Bn, 9th Infantry, 2nd BCT, 2nd Infantry Division, assigned to I MEF
| Killed in a non-hostile accident March 11, 2005, while conducting security and stability operations in the Al Anbar province / DoD Release: Died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, while conducting a roving patrol when his military vehicle rolled into a water-filled ditch after the shoulder of the road he was on collapsed
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| 17
| Staff Sgt. Donald D. Griffith, Jr.
| 29
| 11 Mar 2005
| 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry, TF Freedom
| Killed by small-arms fire in Mosul March 11 / DoD Release: Died Mar.11 as a result of hostile action in, Tal Afar, Iraq
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| 18
| Lance Cpl. Joshua L. Torrence
| 20
| 14 Mar 2005
| 2nd Assault Amphibian Bn, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF / Initial release stated I MEF
| Killed in action March 14, 2005, while conducting security and stability operations in the Al Anbar province
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| 19
| Spc. Paul M. Heltzel
| 39
| 15 Mar 2005
| 2nd Bn, 156th Infantry, 256th Brigade Combat Team, TF Baghdad
| Died March 15 around 10 a.m. when a vehicle-carried improvised explosive device detonated while the Soldier was on patrol
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| 20
| Staff Sgt. Ricky A. Kieffer
| 36
| 15 Mar 2005
| 1st Bn, 182nd Field Artillery
| DoD Release: Died Mar. 15 in Baghdad, Iraq, when enemy forces using small arms fire attacked his unit
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| 21
| Spc. Rocky D. Payne
| 26
| 16 Mar 2005
| 497th Transportation Company, 44th Corps Support Bn, 1st COSCOM
| Died March 16 of injuries sustained from an IED explosion. The explosion occurred on a road south of Baghdad
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| 22
| Pfc. Lee A. Lewis, Jr.
| 28
| 18 Mar 2005
| 3rd Bn, 15th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division, TF Baghdad
| Died from a gunshot wound when his patrol in northeast Baghdad came under small-arms attack at around 3:30 p.m. on March 18 / DoD Release: Died Mar. 18 in Sadr City, Iraq, when his patrol was attacked by enemy small arms fire
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| 23
| Spc. Jonathan A. Hughes
| 21
| 19 Mar 2005
| 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery
| DOD Release: Died March 19 in Iraq when an IED detonated near his HMMWV
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| 24
| Sgt. Paul W. Thomason, III
| 37
| 20 Mar 2005
| 2nd Squadron, 278th Regimental Combat Team, TF Liberty
| Killed by an IED detonation about 10:30 a.m., March 20. / DoD Release: Died Mar. 20 in Kirkuk, Iraq, when an IED detonated near his vehicle
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| 25
| Spc. Francisco G. Martinez
| 20
| 20 Mar 2005
| 1st Bn, 9th Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division, assigned to I MEF
| Killed in action March 20, while conducting security and stability operations in the Al Anbar province. / DoD Release: Died March 20 in Tamin, Iraq, as a result of enemy small arms fire
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| 26
| Lance Cpl. Kevin S. Smith
| 20
| 21 Mar 2005
| 3rd Bn, 2nd Marine, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF
| Killed in action March 21, while conducting security and stability operations in the Al Anbar province
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| 27
| Spc. Travis R. Bruce
| 22
| 23 Mar 2005
| 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion
| DoD Release: Died March 23 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an enemy mortar round detonated near his guard position
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| 28
| Cpl. Bryan J. Richardson
| 23
| 25 Mar 2005
| Marine Forces Reserve's 3rd Bn, 25th Marine, 4th MARDIV, assigned to I MEF
| Killed in action March 25, while conducting security and stability operations in the Al-Anbar Province
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| 29
| Sgt. Lee M. Godbolt
| 23
| 26 Mar 2005
| 1st Bn, 141st Field Artillery, TF Baghdad
| Killed around 8:30 a.m., March 26, when their patrol in southwest Baghdad was struck by a VBIED
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| 30
| Sgt. Isiah J. Sinclair
| 31
| 26 Mar 2005
| 1st Bn, 156th Armored Regiment, TF Baghdad
| Killed around 8:30 a.m., March 26, when their patrol in southwest Baghdad was struck by a VBIED
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| 31
| Pfc. Samuel S. Lee
| 19
| 28 Mar 2005
| 1st Bn, 506th Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division, assigned to the 2nd BCT, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF
| Died March 28 in a non-hostile incident / DoD Release: Died March 28 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries
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| 32
| Warrant Officer Charles G. Wells Jr.
| 32
| 30 Mar 2005
| Marine Forces Reserve's 6th Motor Transport Bn, 4th Force Service Support Group, assigned to 2nd Force Service Support Group
| Killed in action while conducting a combat logistics patrol enroute to Al Qaim. The Marine was killed when the vehicle he was in struck a land mine
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| 33
| Sgt. Kelly S. Morris
| 24
| 30 Mar 2005
| 1st Bn, 64th Armor, 3d Infantry Division, TF Baghdad
| Died March 30 around 4:30 p.m. when his patrol in east Baghdad came under small arms attack
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| 34
| Sgt. Kenneth L. Ridgley
| 30
| 30 Mar 2005
| 3rd Bn, 21st Infantry, 1st BDE, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), TF Freedom
| Killed after insurgents opened fire on Coalition Forces at a check point in Mosul March 30.
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| 35
| Spc. Eric L. Toth
| 21
| 30 Mar 2005
| 1st Bn, 623rd Field Artillery
| DoD Release: Died March 30 on a supply route when an IED detonated near his HMMWV
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| 36
| Sgt. 1st Class Robbie D. McNary
| 42
| 31 Mar 2005
| 1st Bn, 163rd Mechanized Infantry, TF Liberty
| Killed in action near Hawijah at about 1:50 p.m. March 31 / Dod Release: Died March 31, in Hawijah, Iraq, from injuries sustained while performing combat operations
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