522 Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the
death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom.
Pfc. Ervin Dervishi, 21, Fort Worth, Texas,
died Jan. 24 in Baji, Iraq, during a combat
patrol when a rocket-propelled grenade hit the
Bradley Fighting Vehicle in which he was
traveling. He was evacuated to the 28th Combat
Support Hospital where he later died. Dervishi
was assigned the Company B, 1st Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry
Division, based at Fort Hood, Texas.
January 27, 2004
The Department of Defense announced today the
death of three soldiers who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom. Three Task Force
“All American” soldiers were killed when a
vehicle-based improvised explosive device
detonated in Khalidiyah, Iraq, Jan. 24. Killed
were:
Spc. Jason K. Chappell, 22, of Hemet, Calif.
Spc. William R. Sturges Jr., 24, of Spring
Church, Pa.
Sgt. Randy S. Rosenberg, 23, of Berlin, N.H.
The soldiers were assigned to Company B, 1st
Squadron, 9th Cavalry, Fort Hood Texas.
January 27, 2004
The Department of Defense announced today the
death of two National Guard soldiers who
were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. The
Task Force “All American” soldiers died as a
result of their injuries on Jan. 24 after the
convoy they were in was attacked with an
improvised explosive device north of Fallujah,
Iraq. Killed were:
Sgt. Keith L. Smette, 25, of Fargo, N.D.
Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Hendrickson, 41, of
Bismarck, N.D.
Both soldiers were assigned to 957th Engineer
Company, 130th Engineer Brigade, Bismarck,
N.D.
January 27, 2004
The Department of Defense announced today the
identity of three soldiers listed as Duty
Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN)
who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The soldiers under the operational control of the
101st Airborne Division were involved in two
incidents in Mosul, on Sunday, Jan. 25. During a
river patrol with local police, four soldiers fell into
the Tigris River after their watercraft capsized.
Two OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopters
conducted a search, and one of the search
helicopters crashed into the river.
Reported as DUSTWUN are:
Staff Sgt. Christopher Bunda, 29, of
Washington State. On Jan. 25 Bunda’s boat
capsized during a river patrol on the Tigris River.
He is assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry,
Fort Lewis, Wash.
1st Lt. Adam G. Mooney, 28, of Cambridge,
Maryland.
Chief Warrant Officer Patrick D. Dorff, 32,
of Minnesota.
Mooney and Dorff’s helicopter went down in the
Tigris River during a search. They are assigned
to the 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 10th
Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
January 29, 2004
The Department of Defense announced today the
death of three soldiers who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom. Three Task Force
“All American” soldiers were killed on Jan. 27
in an improvised explosive device attack in
Khalidiyah, just east of Ar Ramadi, Iraq.
Killed were:
Capt. Matthew J. August, 28, of Rhode Island.
Sgt. 1st Class James T. Hoffman, 41, of
Whitesburg, Ky.
Sgt. Travis A. Moothart, 23, of Brownsville,
Ore.
The three soldiers were assigned to Company B,
1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat
Team, 1st Infantry Division (Mech), Fort
Riley, Kan.
January 29, 2004
The Department of Defense announced today the
death of three soldiers who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom. The three Combined
Joint Task Force Seven soldiers were killed in
an improvised explosive device attack on Jan. 27
near Iskandariyah. Killed were:
2nd Lt. Luke S. James, 24, of Oklahoma.
Staff Sgt. Lester O. Kinney II, 27, of
Zanesville, Ohio.
Kinney and Luke were assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 505th Infantry, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Sgt. Cory R. Mracek, 26, of Hay Springs,
Neb. Mracek was assigned to 3rd Battalion,
319th Field Artillery, Fort Bragg, N.C.
January 30, 2004
The Department of Defense announced today it
has changed the status of Chief Warrant
Officer Patrick Dorff, 32, of Minnesota from
duty status whereabouts unknown to killed in
action.
Dorff’s helicopter went down in the Tigris
River during a search on Jan. 25 after four
soldiers’ watercraft capsized. On Jan. 29, his
remains were recovered.
Dorff was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th
Aviation (Fort Drum); however, in support of
mission requirements, he was attached to the 3rd
Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
The Department of Defense announced today the
death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Sean G. Landrus, 31, of Thompson,
Ohio, died on Jan. 29 at the 28th Combat Support
Hospital in Iraq.
He died as a result of injuries sustained on Jan. 27th
when a roadside improvised explosive device (IED)
exploded in Khalidiyah, Iraq.
Landrus was assigned to Company B, 1st
Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team,
1st Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Riley, Kan.
January 31, 2004
The Department of Defense announced today the
death of a soldier who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom.
Pfc. Luis A. Moreno, 19, of Bronx, N.Y., died on
Jan. 29, 2004, at the Lakenheath Medical
Treatment Facility, United Kingdom. Moreno
was shot on Jan. 23 while he was guarding a gas
station in Baghdad, Iraq. He later died of his
injuries. Moreno was assigned to Battery A, 4th
Battalion, 1st Field Artillery, based at Fort Riley,
Kan.