| U.S. Casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom May 2008 |
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| Monthly Summaries | References | ||||
| 20 | Total Casualties | ||||
| # | Service Member | Age | Date | Unit | Details |
| 1 | Spc. Jeffrey F. Nichols | 21 | 01 May 2008 | 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry, 4th BCT, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) | DoD Release: Died May 1 in Baghdad from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an IED |
| 2 | Pvt. Corey L. Hicks | 22 | 02 May 2008 | 1st Bn, 66th Armor, 1st BCT, 4th Infantry Division, MND-Baghdad | Killed from wounds sustained when an IED struck the soldier's vehicle during a combat patrol in eastern Baghdad at approximately 6:15 p.m. May 2 |
| 3 | Lance Cpl. Casey L. Casanova | 22 | 02 May 2008 | Combat Logistics Bn 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I MEF, MNF-West | Killed in action May 2 when vehicle was attacked by an enemy force with an IED in al Anbar Province |
| 4 | Cpl. Miguel A. Guzman | 21 | 02 May 2008 | Combat Logistics Bn 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I MEF, MNF-West | Killed in action May 2 when vehicle was attacked by an enemy force with an IED in al Anbar Province |
| 5 | Lance Cpl. James F. Kimple | 21 | 02 May 2008 | Combat Logistics Bn 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I MEF, MNF-West | Killed in action May 2 when vehicle was attacked by an enemy force with an IED in al Anbar Province |
| 6 | Sgt. Glen E. Martinez | 31 | 02 May 2008 | Combat Logistics Bn 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I MEF, MNF-West | Killed in action May 2 when vehicle was attacked by an enemy force with an IED in al Anbar Province |
| 7 | Spc. Alex D. Gonzalez | 21 | 06 May 2008 | 43rd Combat Engineer Co., 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, MND-North | Killed ifrom wounds sustained in an insurgent attack against the soldier's patrol in Ninewah Province May 6 / DoD Release: Died May 6 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered small arms fire and a rocket-propelled grenade attack |
| 8 | Pfc. Aaron J. Ward | 19 | 06 May 2008 | 170th MP Company, 504th MP Bn, 42nd MP BDE | DoD Release: Died May 6 in Al Anbar, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came under small arms fire while conducting cordon and search operations |
| 9 | Spc. Mary J. Jaenichen | 20 | 09 May 2008 | Brigade Troops Bn, 2nd BCT, 3rd Infantry Division, MND-Center | Died of non-combat related injuries May 9 / DoD Release: Died May 9 in Iskandariyah, Iraq, of a non-combat related injury |
| 10 | Spc. Joseph A. Ford | 23 | 11 May 2008 | 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry, 76th BCT, Indiana National Guard | DoD Release: Died May 10 in Al Asad, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a vehicle accident |
| 11 | Cpl. Jessica A. Ellis | 24 | 11 May 2008 | 2nd Brigade Special Troops Ban, 2nd BCT, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), MND-Baghdad | Killed after being struck by an IED during a route clearance patrol at approximately 9:20 p.m. May 11 in northwestern Baghdad |
| 12 | Sgt. Victor M. Cota | 33 | 13 May 2008 | Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, MND-Baghdad | Killed when his vehicle was struck by an IED in northwestern Baghdad at approximately 7 p.m. May 13 / DoD Release: Died May 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an IED in Kadamiyah, Iraq, May 13 |
| 13 | Sgt. John K. Daggett | 21 | 15 May 2008 | 1st Bn, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd BCT, 25th Infantry Divisionn | DoD Release: Died May 15 in Halifax, Canada, of wounds suffered May 1 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle |
| 14 | Pvt. Branden P. Haunert | 21 | 18 May 2008 | 2nd Bn, 327th Infantry, 1st BCT, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), MND-North | Killed in an IED attack in the Salah ad-Din Province when the Soldiers' vehicle was struck by an IED, May 18 / DoD Release: Died May 18 in Tikrit, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an IED |
| 15 | Pfc. Howard A. Jones, Jr. | 35 | 18 May 2008 | 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 4th BCT, 1st Infantry Division | DoD Release: Died May 18 in Chicago from injuries sustained when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver while on leave from the Iraq theater of operations |
| 16 | Pfc. Kyle P. Norris | 22 | 22 May 2008 | 3rd Bn, 7th Infantry, 4th BCT, 3rd Infantry Division, MND-Center | Killed in an IED attack 12 miles southwest of Baghdad, May 22 / DoD Release: Died May 23 in Balad, Iraq, from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an IED during a patrol May 22 in Jurf as Sakhr, Iraq |
| 17 | Sgt. Blake W. Evans | 24 | 25 May 2008 | 2nd Bn, 327th Infantry, 1st BCT, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) | DoD Release: Died May 25 in Al Jazeera Desert, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an IED |
| 18 | Sgt. Frank J. Gasper | 25 | 25 May 2008 | 3rd Bn, 10th Special Forces Group | DoD Release: Died May 25 in Najaf, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an IED |
| 19 | Sgt. 1st Class Jason F. Dene | 37 | 25 May 2008 | 1st Bn, 64th Armor, 2nd BCT, 3rd Infantry Division | DoD Release: Died May 25 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident on May 24 |
| 20 | Cpl. Christian S. Cotner | 20 | 30 May 2008 | Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st MAW, III MEF, MNF-West | Died as the result of a non-combat related incident May 30 / DoD Release: Died May 30 from a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar province, Iraq |
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