The Department of Defense announced today that 1st Sgt.
Christopher D. Coffin, 51, of Bethlehem, Pa, died on July 1
on Highway 8 in Iraq. Coffin's vehicle ran into a ditch while
trying to avoid a civilian vehicle.
Coffin was assigned to the 352nd Civil Affairs Battalion,
Riverdale, Md. The incident is under investi
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Cpl.
Travis J. Bradachnall, 21, of Multnomah County, Ore. died
on July 2 in Iraq. Bradachnall was killed in an explosion
during a mine clearing operation near the city of Karbala.
Bradachnall was assigned to Combat Service Support Group
11, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Pfc.
Corey L. Small, 20, of East Berlin, Pa. died on July 3 in
Iraq. Small died from a non-combat related cause.
Small was assigned to the 502nd Military Intelligence
Company, 2 ACR, Fort Polk, La. The incident is under
investigation.
The Department of Defense announced today that Pfc.
Edward J. Herrgott, 20, of Shakopee, Minn., died on July 3
in Baghdad, Iraq. Herrgott died from a gunshot wound while
on patrol.
Herrgott was assigned to the 1-36th Infantry Regiment, 1st
Armored Division, Wiesbaden, Germany. The incident is
under investigation.
July 08, 2003
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of
three soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Chad L. Keith, 21, Batesville, Ind., was killed on July 7
in Baghdad, Iraq. Keith was on mounted patrol when his
vehicle drove past an object that exploded on the side of the
road. Keith was assigned to the 2-325th Infantry, Company
D, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Sgt. David B. Parson, 30, Kannapolis, N.C., was killed on
July 6 in Baghdad, Iraq. Parson was conducting a raid on a
house when he was shot and killed. Parson was assigned to
the 1-37th Armored Battalion, 1st Armored Division,
Friedburg, Germany.
Spc. Jeffrey M. Wershow, 22, Gainesville, Fla., was killed
on July 6 in Baghdad, Iraq. Wershow was conducting
military operations when he was shot and killed. Wershow
was assigned to the 2-124th Infantry, 1st Armored Division,
Orlando, Fla.
July 09, 2003
The Department of Defense announced today the identities
of three soldiers who died of non-combat related causes
while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Barry Sanford, Sr., 46, of Aurora, Colo., died on
July 7 in Balad, Iraq. Sanford was assigned to Headquarters
and Headquarters Company, 101st Support Group, Fort
Campbell, Ky.
Sgt. 1st Class Craig A. Boling, 38, of Elkhart, Ind., died on
July 8 in Camp Wolf, Kuwait. Boling was assigned to
Company C, 1-152nd Infantry, Tell City, Ind.
Pvt. Robert L. McKinley, 23, of Kokomo, Ind., died on July
8 in Homberg, Germany. McKinley was assigned to
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-101st Air
Assault, Fort Campbell, Ky.
July 10, 2003
The Department of Defense announced today that Sgt.
Christopher P. Geiger, 38, of Allentown, Pa., died on July 9
in Bagram, Afghanistan. Geiger died of a non-combat related
cause while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Geiger was assigned to the 213th Area Support Group,
Allentown, Pa.
July 11, 2003
The Department of Defense announced today the death of
two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. 1st Class Dan H. Gabrielson, 39, Spooner, Wis., died
on July 9 in Ba Qubah, Iraq. Gabrielson was assigned to the
652nd Engineer Company, Ellsworth, Wis. He was
traveling in a convoy that came under attack. He was killed
by hostile fire.
Sgt. Melissa Valles, 26, Eagle Pass, Texas, died on July 9 in
Balad, Iraq. Valles was assigned to B Company, 64th
Forward Support Battalion, Fort Carson, Col. She died as a
result of non-combat injuries. The incident is under
investigation
Marine July 14, 2003
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Lance
Cpl. Jason Andrew Tetrault, 20, Moreno Valley, Calif.,
was killed in Kuwait on July 9 in a vehicle accident.
Tetrault was assigned to 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Army July 14, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a
soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. Roger D. Rowe, 54, Bon Aqua, Tenn., was killed on
July 9 in Iraq. Rowe died as a result of an enemy sniper
attack.
Rowe was assigned to the 1174th Transportation Company,
Dresden, Tenn.
July 15, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of
four soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Cpt. Paul J. Cassidy, 36, of Laingsburg, Mich., died July 13
in Camp Babylon, Iraq. Cassidy died as a result of
non-combat injuries. This incident is under investigation.
Cassidy was assigned to the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion in
Wis.
Sgt. Michael T. Crockett, 27, of Soperton, Ga., was killed
on July 14 in Baghdad, Iraq. Crockett was on patrol when he
came under RPG attack. Crockett was assigned to
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th
Infantry Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Spc. Joshua M. Neusche, 20, of Montreal, Mo., died July
12 in Homburg Hospital, Germany. Neusche died from a
non-combat cause. Neusche was assigned to the 203rd
Engineer Battalion, in Joplin, Mo.
Spc. Christian C. Schulz, 20, of Colleyville, Texas, died
July 11 in Baqubah, Iraq. Schulz died as a result of
non-combat injuries. This incident is under investigation.
Schulz was assigned to the 3rd Troop, 67th Armor
Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Sgt. Jaror C.
Puello-Coronado, 36, Pocono Summit, Pa., died on July 13 at
Camp Edson, Iraq. Puello-Coronado was manning a traffic
point when the operator of a dump truck lost control of the
vehicle. Puello-Coronado was struck by the truck and died of
his injuries.
Puello-Coronado was assigned to Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 310th Military Police Battalion, in
Uniondale, N.Y.
Marine July 16, 2003
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Lance Cpl.
Cory Ryan Geurin, 18, of Santee, Calif., was killed in Babylon,
Iraq, on July 15. He was standing post on a palace roof in
Babylon when he fell approximately 60 feet.
Geurin was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment,
1st Marine Division, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Navy July 18, 2003
DoD Identifies Navy Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Petty Officer
3rd Class David J. Moreno, 26, Gering, Neb., was killed July
17 in Al Hamishiyah, Iraq, from a non-hostile gunshot wound.
Moreno was assigned to the Naval Medical Center San Diego,
Fourth Marine Division Detachment. The incident is under
investigation.
Army July 19, 2003
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc. Joel L.
Bertoldie, 20, Independence, Mo. died on July 18 at Fallujah,
Iraq. Bertoldie was thrown from the military vehicle he was
driving when an explosive device was detonated underneath.
Bertoldie was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters
Company, 4-64 Armor Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Army July 20, 2003
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two
soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraq Freedom.
Sgt. Mason Douglas Whetstone, 30, a Utah native, died on July
17 in Baghdad, Iraq. Whetstone died as a result of non-combat
injuries. The incident is under investigation. Whetstone was
assigned to the 3d Battalion, 58th Aviation (Forward), Hanau,
Germany.
Second Lt. Jonathan D. Rozier, 25, of Katy, Texas died on July
19 at Baghdad, Iraq. Lieutenant Rozier’s unit was fired upon by
rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire while providing
security at a municipal building. Rozier was assigned to B
Company, 2-70th Armor Battalion, Fort Riley, KS (1st
Armored Division).
The Department of Defense announced today that Sgt. Jason D.
Jordan, 24 of Elba, Ala. died on July 20 in Tallifar, Iraq. Sgt.
Jordan was patrolling a village when the vehicle was ambushed
by RPGs (rocket propelled grenades).
Jordan was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company,
1-187 Infantry Battalion, Fort Campbell, Ky.
July 21, 2003
The Department of Defense announced today that Sgt. Justin W.
Garvey, 23, Townsend, Mass., was killed on July 20 in
Tallifar, Iraq. Garvey was patrolling in his vehicle when it was
ambushed and struck by rocket propelled grenades.
Garvey was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company,
1-187 Infantry Battalion, Fort Campbell, Ky.
July 22, 2003
Sgt. 1st Class Christopher R. Willoughby, 29, Phenix City,
Ala., died on July 20 in Baghdad, Iraq. Willoughby was riding in
a vehicle that rolled over. Willoughby was assigned to
Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 221st Military
Intelligence Battalion, Fort Gillen, Ga.
Cpl. Mark A. Bibby, 25, Watha, N.C., died on July 21 in
Baghdad, Iraq. Bibby was in a convoy to a water treatment
facility when an improvised explosive device exploded. Bibby
was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Detachment, 422
Civil Affairs Battalion, Greensboro, N.C.
July 23, 2003
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc. Jon P.
Fettig, 30, Dickinson, N.D., was killed on July 22 on the
outside of Ar Ramadi, Iraq. Fettig was killed when the Heavy
Expanded-Mobility Tactical Truck he was in was hit by a
rocket propelled grenade.
Fettig was assigned to the 957th Engineer Company (V Corps),
Bismarck, N.D.
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc. Brett T.
Christian, 27, North Royalton, Ohio, was killed on July 23 in
Mosul, Iraq. Christian was in a convoy that came under attack
by rocket propelled grenades.
Christian was assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 502
Infantry, 101st Airborne Div., Fort Campbell, Ky.
Army July 25 03
The Department of Defense announced today that on July 23
east of Baghdad, Iraq, Capt. Joshua T. Byers, 29, of Nevada
was killed in action when his convoy hit an explosive device.
Byers was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Troop, 2nd
Battalion, 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment, in Fort Carson, Co.
On July 24, three soldiers were killed north of Al Hawd, Iraq,
when their military convoy came under enemy fire. Killed were:
Cpl. Evan Asa Ashcraft, 24, West Hills, Calif. Ashcraft was
assigned to the Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry,
101st Airborne Division, in Fort Campbell, Ky.
Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, Bay Shore, N.Y. Heighter
was assigned to the 2/320th Field Artillery, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Staff Sgt. Hector R. Perez, 40, of Corpus Christi, Texas. Perez
was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry,
101st Airborne Division, in Fort Campbell, Ky.
Sgt. Juan M. Serrano, 31, Manati, Puerto Rico, died on July 24
in Baghdad, Iraq. Serrano was changing a tire on an M998
vehicle when it fell on him inflicting a fatal head injury.
Serrano was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 1st Battalion, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division,
Friedberg, Germany.
July 28 2003
Spc. Ramon Reyes Torres, 29, Caguas, Puerto Rico, was killed
on July 16 in Baghdad, Iraq. Reyes Torres was killed as he
sought cover from a passing truck that contained a command
detonated device.
Reyes Torres was assigned to the 432nd Transportation
Company, Ceiba, Puerto Rico.
The Department of Defense announced today the identities of
three soldiers killed on July 26, in Baghdad, Iraq, while
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. The deceased are:
Sgt. Daniel K. Methvin, 22, Belton, Texas
Spc. Jonathan P. Barnes, 21, Anderson, Mo.
Pfc. Wilfredo Perez Jr., 24, Norwalk, Conn.
The soldiers were killed as a result of a grenade being thrown
from a window of an Iraqi civilian hospital that they were
guarding.
The soldiers were assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas
July 29 2003
The Department of Defense announced today the identities of
two soldiers who were killed while supporting Operation Iraqi
Freedom:
Pfc. Jonathan M. Cheatham, 19, of Camden, Ark., was killed
on July 26 in Baghdad, Iraq. Cheatham was in a convoy that
came under rocket propelled grenade attack. Cheatham was
assigned to the 489th Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve,
North Little Rock, Ark.
Sgt. Heath A. McMillin, 29, of Canandaigua, N.Y., was killed
on July 27 South of Baghdad, Iraq. McMillin was on patrol
when he came under attack from rocket propelled grenade and
small arms fire. McMillin was assigned to the 105th Military
Police Company, Army National Guard, Buffalo, N.Y.
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc. William
J. Maher III, 35, Yardley, Pa., was killed on July 28 in
Baghdad, Iraq. Maher was in a convoy when he was injured by
an improvised explosive device. Maher died of his injuries.
Maher was assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored
Division, based at Ray Barracks, Germany.
July 30, 2003
The Department of Defense announced today that Sgt. Nathaniel
Hart Jr., 29, of Valdosta, Ga., died on July 28 in Tillil, Iraq.
Hart died of injuries he received when his vehicle went off the
road and rolled over.
Hart was assigned to the 416th Transportation Company,
260th Quartermaster Battalion, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
