U.S. Casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom
May 2004
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| Monthly Summaries |
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References |
| 88 |
Total Casualties |
| # |
Service Member |
Age |
Date |
Unit |
Details |
| 1
| Spc. Trevor A. Wine
| 22
| 01 May 2004
| 24th Quartermaster Co, Task Force Olympia
| Died in Tikrit, from wounds following an improvised explosive device attack on a convoy south of Qarrayah at about 10:35 a.m. April 30.
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| 2
| Sgt. Joshua S. Ladd
| 20
| 01 May 2004
| Army National Guard's 367th Maintenance Co, Task Force Olympia
| Died from injuries following an improvised explosive device attack on a convoy south of Qarrayah just after 9 a.m. May 1.
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| 3
| Staff Sgt. Oscar D. Vargas-Medina
| 32
| 01 May 2004
| 84th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division (Light)
| Killed when convoy was attacked by rocket-propelled grenades and small arms south of Al Amarah around 7 p.m. May 1
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| 4
| Spc. Ramon C. Ojeda
| 22
| 01 May 2004
| 84th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division (Light)
| Killed when convoy was attacked by rocket-propelled grenades and small arms south of Al Amarah around 7 p.m. May 1
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| 5
| Spc. Ervin Caradine, Jr.
| 33
| 02 May 2004
| 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, TF Baghdad
| Improvised explosive device attack on their convoy in Baghdad
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| 6
| Pvt. Jeremy L. Drexler
| 23
| 02 May 2004
| 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, TF Baghdad
| Improvised explosive device attack on their convoy in Baghdad
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| 7
| Staff Sgt. Todd E. Nunes
| 29
| 02 May 2004
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1st Bn, 21st Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Danger
| killed during a suspected improvised explosive device attack and exchange of enemy small arms fire near Kirkuk at about 9:12 a.m. |
| 8
| Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael C. Anderson
| 36
| 02 May 2004
| Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14
| Killed in action from mortar attack on a military base in western Iraq two hours drive from Fallujah
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| 9
| Petty Officer 2nd Class Trace W. Dossett
| 37
| 02 May 2004
| Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14
| Killed in action from mortar attack on a military base in western Iraq two hours drive from Fallujah
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| 10
| Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott R. Mchugh
| 33
| 02 May 2004
| Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14
| Killed in action from mortar attack on a military base in western Iraq two hours drive from Fallujah
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| 11
| Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert B. Jenkins
| 35
| 02 May 2004
| Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14
| Died of wounds received in action from mortar attack on a military base in western Iraq two hours drive from Fallujah
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| 12
| Petty Officer 3rd Class Ronald A. Ginther
| 37
| 02 May 2004
| Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14
| Died of wounds received in action from mortar attack on a military base in western Iraq two hours drive from Fallujah
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| 13
| Capt. John E. Tipton
| 32
| 02 May 2004
| HHC, 1st Bn, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division
| Died in Al Anbar Province from an explosion while conducting combat operations
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| 14
| U/I pending notification of next of kin
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| 03 May 2004
| TF Olympia
| Died from wounds following a rocket-propelled grenade attack on a convoy south of Qarrayah just after May 1
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| 15
| Staff Sgt. Erickson H. Petty
| 28
| 03 May 2004
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HHC, 1st Bn, 35th Armor, 1st Armored Division
| Died in Salman Al Habb, Iraq, when attacked with small arms fire south of Baghdad while providing security at a weapons cache found in a raid the previous night
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| 16
| Gunnery Sgt. Ronald E. Baum
| 38
| 03 May 2004
| 2nd Intelligence Bn, 2nd Mardiv, II MEF
| Killed as a result of enemy action in the Al Anbar Province while conducting security and stability operations
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| 17
| 1st Lt. Christopher J. Kenny
| 32
| 03 May 2004
| 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division
| Died from injuries sustained when their humvee rolled over during a combat patrol near Khalis around 6:20 p.m., May 3
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| 18
| Sgt. Marvin R. Sprayberry, III
| 24
| 03 May 2004
| 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division
| Died from injuries sustained when their humvee rolled over during a combat patrol near Khalis around 6:20 p.m., May 3
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| 19
| Sgt. Gregory L. Wahl
| 30
| 03 May 2004
| 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division
| Died from injuries sustained when their humvee rolled over during a combat patrol near Khalis around 6:20 p.m., May 3
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| 20
| Pfc. Lyndon A. Marcus, Jr.
| 21
| 03 May 2004
| 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division
| Died from injuries sustained when their humvee rolled over during a combat patrol near Khalis around 6:20 p.m., May 3
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| 21
| Pfc. Jesse R. Buryj
| 21
| 05 May 2004
| 66th MP Co, 1st Armored Division
| Died of wounds sustained in an attack on a Coalition checkpoint near Karbala. The Soldier was providing security at a checkpoint when a dump truck attempted to run it, ramming his Humvee
|
| 22
| Spc. James E. Marshall
| 19
| 05 May 2004
| 1st Bn, 21st FA, 1st Cavalry Division, TF Baghdad
| Killed in an improvised explosive device attack in Baghdad just before midnight May 5
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| 23
| Pfc. Bradley G. Kritzer
| 18
| 05 May 2004
| 1st Bn, 21st FA, 1st Cavalry Division, TF Baghdad
| Killed in an improvised explosive device attack in Baghdad just before midnight May 5
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| 24
| Cpl. Jeffrey G. Green
| 20
| 05 May 2004
| 2nd Bn, 4th Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| Found deceased on May 5 in the Euphrates River, in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Cause of death is under investigation
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| 25
| Cpl. Dustin H. Schrage
| 20
| 06 May 2004
| 2nd Bn, 4th Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| Found deceased on May 6 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Cause of death is under investigation
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| 26
| Staff Sgt. Hesley Box, Jr
| 24
| 06 May 2004
| 1st Bn, 153rd Infantry, 39th Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas National Guard, attached to 1st Cavalry Division, TF Baghdad
| Killed by a suicide car bomber in central Baghdad, near a U.S. military checkpoint at the 14th of July Bridge
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| 27
| U/I pending notification of next of kin
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| 08 May 2004
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| Killed in a vehicle accident near Karbala around 10 a.m.
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| 28
| Spc. Chase R.Whitman
| 21
| 08 May 2004
| Charlie Co., 2nd Bn,3rd Infantry, 3rd BDE, 2nd Infantry Division, Stryker Brigade
| Died near Mosul in an electrical accident. He was in a swimming pool when an electrical current charged the water
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| 29
| Spc. Isela Rubalcava
|
| 08 May 2004
| 296th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Stryker Brigade
| Died during a mortar attack on a Coalition base in Mosul on May 8
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| 30
| Spc. James J. Holmes
| 28
| 08 May 2004
| C Co, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, North Dakota National Guard
| DoD Release: Died May 8 in Landstuhl, Germany, from injuries sustained on May 3 in Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated near the driver side of his military vehicle.
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| 31
| Spc. Philip D. Brown
| 21
| 08 May 2004
| B Co, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, North Dakota National Guard, assigned to 1st Infantry Division
| Died in Balad injuries sustained west of Samarra by an improvised explosive device during a patrol on May 8 at about 9:30 a.m. The Soldiers were conducting an IED sweep when the attack occurred. A May 9 Associated Press story reported that the injuries were suffered while on a walking patrol resulting in a chest wound and the amputation of both of his legs from the knee down
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| 32
| Sgt. Rodney A. Murray
| 28
| 09 May 2004
| 351st MP Company, 16th MP Brigade
| Died in an vehicle accident between Baghdad and Scania when his Humvee and a a Bradley Fighting Vehicle collided
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| 33
| Pfc. Andrew L. Tuazon
| 21
| 10 May 2004
| 293rd MP Co, 3rd MP Bn, 3rd ID, TF Olympia
| Died from hostile fire while on guard duty
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| 34
| Spc. Kyle A. Brinlee
| 21
| 11 May 2004
| Det 1, B Co, 120th Combat Engineer Bn
| DoD Release: Died in Al Asad, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle struck an improvised explosive device
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| 35
| U/I pending notification of next of kin
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| 11 May 2004
| I MEF
| Killed as a result of enemy action in the Al Anbar Province while conducting security and stability operations
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| 36
| Spc. Jeffrey R. Shaver
| 26
| 12 May 2004
| 1st Bn, 161st Infantry, TF Baghdad
| Killed when an improvised-explosive device struck a convoy in Baghdad
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| 37
| Lance Cpl. Jeremiah E. Savage
| 21
| 12 May 2004
| 2nd Bn, 4th Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| Died from wounds received earlier that day in the Al Anbar Province while conducting security and stability operations
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| 38
| Pfc. Brandon C. Sturdy
| 19
| 13 May 2004
| 2nd Bn, 1st Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| Killed in action May 13 in the Al Anbar Province while conducting security and stability operations
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| 39
| Pfc. Brian K. Cutter
| 19
| 13 May 2004
| 3rd Assault Amphibian Bn, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| Was found unconscious on May 13 at Camp Al Asad. The Marine's death is classified as non-hostile
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| 40
| Command Sgt. Maj. Edward C. Barnhill
| 50
| 14 May 2004
| Army Reserve's 431st Civil Affairs Bn
| Died of natural causes at Baghdad CPA headquarters
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| 41
| U/I pending notification of next of kin
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| 14 May 2004
| TF 1st Armored Division
| Died from wounds he received during a mortar attack on his unit May 14
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| 42
| Spc. Philip I. Spakosky
| 25
| 14 May 2004
| 1st Bn, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division
| Died in Baghdad from bullet wounds he received when his unit was ambushed by a sniper on May 13, in Karbala
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| 43
| Sgt. Brud J. Cronkrite
| 22
| 14 May 2004
| 1st Bn, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division
| DoD Release: Died May 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries he sustained on May 13, in Karbala when a rocket-propelled grenade fired into a building near him during a security patrol
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| 44
| Sgt. James W. Harlan
| 44
| 14 May 2004
| Army Reserve's 660th Transportation Company, 88th Regional Readiness Command
| DoD Release: Died at Camp Anaconda, Iraq, when a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb next to his vehicle
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| 45
| Pfc. Michael A. Mora
| 19
| 14 May 2004
| 3rd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, TF 1st Armored Division
| DoD Release: Died May 14 in An Najaf, Iraq, when his military vehicle slid off the road and turned over / A CENTCOM release puts May 15 as the date of the accident
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| 46
| Senior Airman Pedro I. Espaillat Jr.
| 20
| 15 May 2004
| 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, USAF
| DoD Release: Died as a result of non-hostile injuries in Kirkuk, Iraq
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| 47
| Staff Sgt. Rene Ledesma
| 34
| 15 May 2004
| 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, TF Baghdad
| Died when an improvised explosive device hit his Bradley Fighting Vehicle around 10:30 p.m. May 15
|
| 48
| 2nd Lt. Leonard M. Cowherd
| 22
| 16 May 2004
| Company C, 1st Bn, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division
| Died from bullet wounds during a firefight in a city south of Baghdad / DoD Release: The city was later identified as Karbala, where he received sniper and rocket propelled grenade fire while securing a building near the Mukhayam Mosque
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| 49
| Spc. Mark J. Kasecky
| 20
| 16 May 2004
| Battery C, 1st Bn, 107th Field Artillery
| DoD Release: Died in Al Karmah, Iraq, when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device
|
| 50
| Spc. Carl F. Curran
| 22
| 16 May 2004
| Battery C, 1st Bn, 107th Field Artillery
| DoD Release: Died in Al Karmah, Iraq, when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device
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| 51
| Lance Cpl. Bob W. Roberts
| 30
| 17 May 2004
| 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| Killed in action in the Al Anbar Province while conducting security and stability operations
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| 52
| U/I pending notification of next of kin
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| 17 May 2004
| I MEF
| Killed in action in the Al Anbar Province while conducting security and stability operations
|
| 53
| Pfc. Michael M. Carey
| 20
| 18 May 2004
| 1st Bn, 5th Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| Died in the Al Anbar Province / DoD Release: He apparently fell into a canal and did not resurface. His remains were recovered on May 18
|
| 54
| Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Garyantes
| 34
| 18 May 2004
| B Co, 1st Bn, 63rd Armor, 1st ID
| Killed by sniper fire while on patrol near Muqdadiyah around 4:30 p.m. The attacker fired on the patrol from a cemetery
|
| 55
| Spc. Marcos O. Nolasco
| 34
| 18 May 2004
| Battery B, 1st Bn, 33rd FA, 1st ID
| Died after an electrical accident around 6 p.m. at a Coalition base near Bayji. Combat lifesavers and medics on site treated the Soldier. He was transported to a military medical facility where he was pronounced dead
|
| 56
| Staff Sgt. William D. Chaney
| 59
| 18 May 2004
| Co B, 1st Bn, 106th Aviation Regiment
| Died in Landstuhl, Germany due to a non-combat related injury. Initial reports indicate that Chaney was medically evacuated from Iraq to Germany for surgery due to a sudden medical condition. He died from complications after surgery
|
| 57
| Spc. Michael C. Campbell
| 34
| 19 May 2004
| HHT, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division
| Killed when his combat patrol was attacked with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire near Samarra at 5:28 p.m. May 19
|
| 58
| Sergeant First Class Troy L. Miranda
| 44
| 20 May 2004
| C Company, 1st Bn, 153rd Infantry, 39th Brigade Combat Team
| Died when unit was attacked by hand grenades early May 20 died on Hipha Street in Baghdad
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| 59
| Cpl. Rudy Salas
| 20
| 20 May 2004
| 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Bn, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| Died in a vehicle accident in the western most region of the Al Anbar Province, while conducting security-and-stability operations
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| 60
| Pfc. Leslie D. Jackson
| 18
| 20 May 2004
| A Company, 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division
| Died when an improvised explosive device detonated in Baghdad while returning to Camp Eagle
|
| 61
| Staff Sgt. Jeremy R. Horton
| 24
| 21 May 2004
| Company B, 2nd Bn, 6th Infantry, 1st Armored Division
| DoD Release: Died near Al Iskandariyah, Iraq when an improvised explosive device exploded
This CENTCOM release identifies the IED incident as being vehicle-borne and outside of Al Mahmudmiyah(which is close to Al Iskandariyah)
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| 62
| Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Zabierek
| 25
| 21 May 2004
|
2nd Bn, 2nd Marines, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF His unit was attached to I MEF in Iraq
| Died due to hostile action near Camp Fallujah, in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, while conducting security and stability operations
|
| 63
| Spc. Jeremy L. Ridlen
| 23
| 23 May 2004
| Army National Guard's 1544 Transportation Co, Paris, Ill
| Died when attackers detonated an improvised explosive device, at about 4:50 p.m. northwest of Fallujah. Reports indicate the device was placed in a parked vehicle and detonated as two U.S. convoys passed on the highway / DoD Release: DoD later reported that he died in East Fallujah, Iraq, from small arms fire after a dump truck on the side of the road was detonated while his military convoy passed by
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| 64
| Staff Sgt. Jorge A. MolinaBautista
| 37
| 23 May 2004
| 1st Light Armored Reconnaisance Bn, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| Died when attackers detonated an improvised explosive device, at about 4:50 p.m. May 23 northwest of Fallujah. Reports indicate the device was placed in a parked vehicle and detonated as two U.S. convoys passed on the highway
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| 65
| Spc. Beau R. Beaulieu
| 20
| 24 May 2004
| 27th Main Support Bn, 1st Cavalry Division TF Baghdad
| Killed during a rocket attack on a Coalition base northwest of Baghdad at about 2:20 p.m. / DoD Release: The location was later identified as Camp Cooke in Taji
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| 66
| Pfc. Owen D. Witt
| 20
| 24 May 2004
| 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division
| Killed in a vehicle accident when his armored high-mobility-multipurpose-wheeled vehicle rolled over near Ad Dwar around 11:30 p.m. May 24
|
| 67
| Spc. Alan N. Bean Jr.
| 22
| 25 May 2004
| Army National Guard's 1st Bn, 86th Field Artillery
| DoD Release: Killed at Forward Operating Base Kalsu (Iskandariyah, Iraq,) when his unit came under mortar attack
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| 68
| Sgt. Kevin F. Sheehan
| 36
| 25 May 2004
| Army National Guard's 1st Bn, 86th Field Artillery
| DoD Release: Killed at Forward Operating Base Kalsu (Iskandariyah, Iraq,) when his unit came under mortar attack
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| 69
| Pfc. Richard H. Rosas
| 21
| 25 May 2004
| 3rd Bn, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)
| DoD Release: Died in Fallujah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit his patrol
|
| 70
| Pfc. James P. Lambert
| 23
| 25 May 2004
| 3rd Bn, 62nd Air Defense Artillery, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)
| DoD Release: Died in Fallujah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit his patrol
|
| 71
| Pfc. Daniel P. Unger
| 19
| 25 May 2004
| Army National Guard's 1st Bn, 185th Armor, 81st Separate Armor Brigade assigned to Task Force 1/185
| DoD Release: Died in Forward Operating Base Kalsu (Iskandariyah, Iraq) during a rocket attack
This CENTCOM release states the incident as being a mortar attack
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| 72
| Lance Cpl. Kyle W. Codner
| 19
| 26 May 2004
| 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| Killed in action in the Al Anbar Province while conducting security and stability operations
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| 73
| Cpl. Matthew C. Henderson
| 25
| 26 May 2004
| 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| Killed in action in the Al Anbar Province while conducting security and stability operations
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| 74
| Cpl. Dominique J. Nicolas
| 25
| 26 May 2004
| 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| Killed in action in the Al Anbar Province while conducting security and stability operations
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| 75
| U/I pending notification of next of kin
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| 27 May 2004
| Stryker Brigade, under the op-con of TF Olympia
| Died in Mosul. The death was not due to enemy action
|
| 76
| Lance Cpl. Benjamin R. Gonzalez
| 23
| 29 May 2004
| 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| Killed in the Al Anbar Province while conducting security and stability operations
|
| 77
| Pfc. Cody S. Calavan
| 19
| 29 May 2004
| 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| Killed in the Al Anbar Province while conducting security and stability operations
|
| 78
| Lance Cpl. Rafael Reynosasuarez
| 28
| 29 May 2004
| 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF
| Killed in the Al Anbar Province while conducting security and stability operations
|
| 79
| Spc. Michael J. Wiesemann
| 20
| 29 May 2004
| 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd ID
| DoD Release: Died at Forward Operating Base Q-West (Quyarrah Air Base, Iraq) of non-combat related injuries
|
| 80
| Sgt. Aaron C. Elandt
| 23
| 30 May 2004
| 1st Bn, 6th Infantry, 1st Armored Division
| Died as a result of wounds sustained at about 6:40 p.m. May 30 when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Al Musayyib, south of Baghdad
|
| 81
| Capt. Robert C. Scheetz Jr.
| 31
| 30 May 2004
| 1st Bn, 6th Infantry, 1st Armored Division
| Died as a result of wounds sustained at about 6:40 p.m. May 30 when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Al Musayyib, south of Baghdad
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| 82
| Pvt. Bradli N. Coleman
| 19
| 30 May 2004
| 3rd BDE, 2nd ID (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), under the op-con of TF Olympia
| Died in Baghdad from wounds following a mortar attack the previous day in Mosul
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| 83
| Pfc. Nicholaus E. Zimmer
| 20
| 30 May 2004
|
2nd Bn, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division
| DoD Release: Died in Kufa, Iraq, when his vehicle came under attack by rocket-propelled grenades
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| 84
| Spc. Charles E. Odums II
| 22
| 30 May 2004
| HHC, 1st Bn, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
| DoD Release: Died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his military convoy hit an improvised explosive device
|
| 85
| 1st Lt. Kenneth Michael Ballard
| 26
| 30 May 2004
| 2nd Bn, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division
| DoD Release: Died in Najaf, Iraq, during a firefight with insurgents
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| 86
| U/I pending notification of next of kin
|
| 31 May 2004
| TF 1st Armored Division
| Killed when his patrol was ambushed with small arms fire south of Kufa the evening of May 31
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| 87
| U/I pending notification of next of kin
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| 31 May 2004
| TF 1st Armored Division
|
Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his tank during a patrol south of Kufa the evening of May 31
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| 88
| Lance Cpl. Dustin L. Sides
| 22
| 31 May 2004
| 9th Communications Battalion, I MEF
| Died from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq
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