| Operation Iraqi Freedom |
November 06, 2003
A Polish major was killed today while
riding in a convoy. The major was shot
in the neck and died of his wound. His
name has not yet been released. He is
the first coalition military person other
than British to die in Operation Iraqi
Freedom.
A Polish major was killed today while
riding in a convoy. The major was shot
in the neck and died of his wound. His
name has not yet been released. He is
the first coalition military person other
than British to die in Operation Iraqi
Freedom.
November 11, 2003 Veterans Day
Total Number killed in OIF as of today is
398.
Total Number killed in OIF as of today is
398.
November 9, 2003
The Department of Defense announced
today the deaths of five soldiers who were
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Mark D. Vasquez, 35, of Port
Huron, Mich., was killed on Nov. 8, 2003,
in Fallujah, Iraq. Vasquez was in a
Bradley Fighting Vehicle that was struck by
an improvised explosive device . The
soldier died of his injuries. Vasquez was
assigned to 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry
Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, based in
Fort Riley, Kan.
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was
shot down Nov. 7, 2003, in Tikrit, Iraq.
The Black Hawk was shot down by
unknown enemy ordnance. Killed were:
Chief Warrant Officer (CW5) Sharon T.
Swartworth [female], 43, of Virginia.
Swartworth was the regimental warrant
officer for the Judge Advocate General
Office, based at Headquarters Department
of the Army, Pentagon.
Chief Warrant Officer (CW3) Kyran E.
Kennedy, 43, of Boston, Mass.
Staff Sgt. Paul M. Neff II, 30, of Fort
Mill, S.C.
Sgt. Scott C. Rose, 30, of Fayetteville,
N.C.
Kennedy, Neff and Rose were assigned to
5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment,
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault),
based in Fort Campbell, Ky.
There were six soldiers killed in action
aboard the Black Hawk helicopter. Two
soldiers' names are still pending next-of-kin
notification.
Staff Sgt. Morgan D. Kennon, 23, of
Memphis, Tenn., was killed on Nov. 7,
2003, in Mosul, Iraq. Kennon was
guarding a bank in downtown Mosul when
his position came under rocket-propelled
grenade attack. Kennon was assigned to
3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault),
based in Fort Campbell, Ky.
November 10, 2003
Pvt. Kurt R. Frosheiser, 22, of Des
Moines, Iowa, was killed on Nov. 8 in
Baghdad, Iraq. Frosheiser was the driver
of a vehicle on mounted patrol when his
vehicle struck an improvised explosive
device. Frosheiser was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st
Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter went
down on Nov. 7 in Tikrit, Iraq. There
were six soldiers killed in action on board
the helicopter. The names of four soldiers
killed in the incident were previously
announced on Nov. 9. Also killed were:
Capt. Benedict J. Smith, 29, of Monroe
City, Mo. Smith was assigned to 101st
Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Command Sergeant Major Cornell W.
Gilmore I, 45, of Baltimore, Md. Gilmore
was assigned to the Judge Advocate
General Office, Headquarters Department
of the Army, Pentagon.
Staff Sgt. Gary L. Collins, 32, of Hardin,
Texas, was killed on Nov. 8, in Fallujah,
Iraq. Collins was riding in a Bradley
Fighting Vehicle when it hit an improvised
explosive device. The soldier died of his
injuries. Collins was assigned to 1st
Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st
Infantry Division, based in Fort Riley, Kan.
Sgt. Nicholas A. Tomko, 24, of
Pittsburgh, Pa., was killed on Nov. 9 in
Baghdad, Iraq. Tomko was the door
gunner in a convoy vehicle when his team
came under small arms attack. The soldier
died of his injuries. Tomko was assigned to
the 307th Military Police Company, U.S.
Army Reserve, New Kensington, Pa.
The Department of Defense announced
today the deaths of five soldiers who were
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Mark D. Vasquez, 35, of Port
Huron, Mich., was killed on Nov. 8, 2003,
in Fallujah, Iraq. Vasquez was in a
Bradley Fighting Vehicle that was struck by
an improvised explosive device . The
soldier died of his injuries. Vasquez was
assigned to 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry
Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, based in
Fort Riley, Kan.
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was
shot down Nov. 7, 2003, in Tikrit, Iraq.
The Black Hawk was shot down by
unknown enemy ordnance. Killed were:
Chief Warrant Officer (CW5) Sharon T.
Swartworth [female], 43, of Virginia.
Swartworth was the regimental warrant
officer for the Judge Advocate General
Office, based at Headquarters Department
of the Army, Pentagon.
Chief Warrant Officer (CW3) Kyran E.
Kennedy, 43, of Boston, Mass.
Staff Sgt. Paul M. Neff II, 30, of Fort
Mill, S.C.
Sgt. Scott C. Rose, 30, of Fayetteville,
N.C.
Kennedy, Neff and Rose were assigned to
5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment,
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault),
based in Fort Campbell, Ky.
There were six soldiers killed in action
aboard the Black Hawk helicopter. Two
soldiers' names are still pending next-of-kin
notification.
Staff Sgt. Morgan D. Kennon, 23, of
Memphis, Tenn., was killed on Nov. 7,
2003, in Mosul, Iraq. Kennon was
guarding a bank in downtown Mosul when
his position came under rocket-propelled
grenade attack. Kennon was assigned to
3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault),
based in Fort Campbell, Ky.
November 10, 2003
Pvt. Kurt R. Frosheiser, 22, of Des
Moines, Iowa, was killed on Nov. 8 in
Baghdad, Iraq. Frosheiser was the driver
of a vehicle on mounted patrol when his
vehicle struck an improvised explosive
device. Frosheiser was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st
Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter went
down on Nov. 7 in Tikrit, Iraq. There
were six soldiers killed in action on board
the helicopter. The names of four soldiers
killed in the incident were previously
announced on Nov. 9. Also killed were:
Capt. Benedict J. Smith, 29, of Monroe
City, Mo. Smith was assigned to 101st
Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Command Sergeant Major Cornell W.
Gilmore I, 45, of Baltimore, Md. Gilmore
was assigned to the Judge Advocate
General Office, Headquarters Department
of the Army, Pentagon.
Staff Sgt. Gary L. Collins, 32, of Hardin,
Texas, was killed on Nov. 8, in Fallujah,
Iraq. Collins was riding in a Bradley
Fighting Vehicle when it hit an improvised
explosive device. The soldier died of his
injuries. Collins was assigned to 1st
Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st
Infantry Division, based in Fort Riley, Kan.
Sgt. Nicholas A. Tomko, 24, of
Pittsburgh, Pa., was killed on Nov. 9 in
Baghdad, Iraq. Tomko was the door
gunner in a convoy vehicle when his team
came under small arms attack. The soldier
died of his injuries. Tomko was assigned to
the 307th Military Police Company, U.S.
Army Reserve, New Kensington, Pa.
November 05, 2003
The Department of Defense announced
today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. Francisco Martinez, 28, of
Humacao, Puerto Rico, was killed on
Nov. 4 in Baghdad, Iraq. Martinez was
in a convoy when an improvised
explosive device exploded. Martinez
died of his injuries.
Martinez was assigned to B Detachment,
82nd Soldier Support Battalion
(Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.
November 06, 2003
Spc. James A. Chance III, 25, of
Kokomo, Miss., was killed on Nov. 6,
2003, in Husaybah, Iraq. Chance died
of injuries sustained when his vehicle
struck a landmine.
Chance was assigned to C Company,
890th Engineer Battalion, Army National
Guard, based in Columbia, Miss.
Sgt. 1st Class Jose A. Rivera, 34, of
Bayamon, Puerto Rico, was killed on
Nov. 5 in Mumuhdyah, Iraq. Rivera
was part of a patrol when his unit came
under rocket propelled grenade and
small arms fire. Rivera died of his
injuries. He was assigned to
Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 3rd Battalion, 505th
Parachute Infantry Regiment, based in
Fort Bragg, N.C.
Spc. Robert T. Benson, 20, of
Spokane, Wash., died on Nov. 4, in
Baghdad, Iraq. Benson died from a
non-hostile gunshot wound. Benson was
assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion,
35th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored
Division, based in Smith Barracks,
Germany
Spc. James R. Wolf, 21, of
Scottsbluff, Neb., was killed on Nov. 6
in Mosul, Iraq. Wolf was in a convoy
when an improvised explosive device
was detonated. Wolf died of his injuries.
He was assigned to Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 52nd Engineer
Battalion, based in Fort Carson, Colo.
Sgt. Paul F. Fisher, 39, of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, died on Nov. 6 at the
Homburg University Klinikum,
Homberg, Germany. Fisher was very
seriously injured on Nov. 2 in Al
Fallujah, Iraq, when the CH-47 Chinook
helicopter in which he was riding went
down. As a result of the incident, there
were 16 soldiers killed in action and 26
wounded. Fisher was assigned to
Detachment 1, Company F, 106th
Aviation Battalion, Army National
Guard, based in Davenport, Iowa.
The Department of Defense announced
today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. Francisco Martinez, 28, of
Humacao, Puerto Rico, was killed on
Nov. 4 in Baghdad, Iraq. Martinez was
in a convoy when an improvised
explosive device exploded. Martinez
died of his injuries.
Martinez was assigned to B Detachment,
82nd Soldier Support Battalion
(Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.
November 06, 2003
Spc. James A. Chance III, 25, of
Kokomo, Miss., was killed on Nov. 6,
2003, in Husaybah, Iraq. Chance died
of injuries sustained when his vehicle
struck a landmine.
Chance was assigned to C Company,
890th Engineer Battalion, Army National
Guard, based in Columbia, Miss.
Sgt. 1st Class Jose A. Rivera, 34, of
Bayamon, Puerto Rico, was killed on
Nov. 5 in Mumuhdyah, Iraq. Rivera
was part of a patrol when his unit came
under rocket propelled grenade and
small arms fire. Rivera died of his
injuries. He was assigned to
Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 3rd Battalion, 505th
Parachute Infantry Regiment, based in
Fort Bragg, N.C.
Spc. Robert T. Benson, 20, of
Spokane, Wash., died on Nov. 4, in
Baghdad, Iraq. Benson died from a
non-hostile gunshot wound. Benson was
assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion,
35th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored
Division, based in Smith Barracks,
Germany
Spc. James R. Wolf, 21, of
Scottsbluff, Neb., was killed on Nov. 6
in Mosul, Iraq. Wolf was in a convoy
when an improvised explosive device
was detonated. Wolf died of his injuries.
He was assigned to Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 52nd Engineer
Battalion, based in Fort Carson, Colo.
Sgt. Paul F. Fisher, 39, of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, died on Nov. 6 at the
Homburg University Klinikum,
Homberg, Germany. Fisher was very
seriously injured on Nov. 2 in Al
Fallujah, Iraq, when the CH-47 Chinook
helicopter in which he was riding went
down. As a result of the incident, there
were 16 soldiers killed in action and 26
wounded. Fisher was assigned to
Detachment 1, Company F, 106th
Aviation Battalion, Army National
Guard, based in Davenport, Iowa.
