Casualties in June 2004
Mass., died June 1 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq,
when an Avenger rolled over. Johnson was
assigned to D Battery, 4th Battalion, 3rd Air
Defense Artillery, 1st Infantry Division,
Kitzingen, Germany.
Cpl. Bum R. Lee, 21, of Sunnyvale, Calif., died
June 2 of wounds received from hostile action in
Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Todd J. Bolding, 23, of Manvel,
Texas, died June 3 of wounds received due to
hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He
was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Sgt. Melvin Y. Mora, 27, of Columbia, Mo.
died in Taji, Iraq, on June 6 when his camp was
hit by a mortar attack. Mora was assigned to
the Army Reserve’s 245th Maintenance
Company, St. Louis, Mo.
The Department of Defense announced the death
of five soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi
Freedom. They died June 4 in Baghdad, Iraq,
when individuals using improvised explosive
devices and rocket-propelled grenades
attacked their convoy. All of the soldiers were
assigned to the Army’s National Guard. Killed
were:
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry,
headquartered in Cottage Grove, Ore.:
1st Lt. Erik. S. McCrae, 25, of Portland, Ore.
Sgt. Justin L. Eyerly, 23, of Salem, Ore.
Spc. Justin W. Linden, 22, of Portland, Ore.
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 112th Field
Artillery, Lawrenceville, N.J.:
Sgt. Frank T. Carvill, 51, of Carlstadt, N.J.
Spc. Christopher M. Duffy, 26, of Brick, N.J.
The Department of Defense announced the
death of two soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi
Freedom. They died June 5 in Baghdad, Iraq,
when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive
device. Both soldiers were assigned to New
Jersey Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion,
112th Field Artillery. Killed were:
Sgt. Humberto F. Timoteo, 25, of Newark, N.
J., assigned to Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 112th
Field Artillery, Morristown, N. J.
Spc. Ryan E. Doltz, 26, of Mine Hill, N.J.,
assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field
Artillery, Lawrence, N.J.
Pfc. Melissa J. Hobart, 22, of Ladson, S.C.,
died June 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, after collapsing
while on guard duty. Hobart was assigned to
Company E, 215th Forward Support
Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood,
Texas.
Sgt. Jamie A. Gray, 29, of Montpelier, Vt. died
June 7 in Scania, Iraq, when his military
vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.
Gray was assigned to Army National Guard’s
Headquarters, Headquarters Battery, 1st
Battalion, 86th Field Artillery, Williston, Vt.
Lance Cpl. Jeremy L. Bohlman, 21, of Sioux
Falls, S.D., died June 7 from hostile action in
Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
1st Light Armored Reconnaissance
Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Capt. Humayun S. M. Khan, 27, of Bristow,
Va., died June 8 in Baquabah, Iraq, after a
vehicle packed with an improvised explosive
device drove into the gate of his compound
while he was inspecting soldiers on guard
duty. Khan was assigned to Headquarters,
Headquarters Company, 201st Forward
Support Battalion, 1st Infantry Division,
Vilseck, Germany.
Pfc. Thomas D. Caughman, 20, of Lexington, S.
C., died June 9, in Baghdad, Iraq when his up-
armored high-mobility-multi-purpose wheeled
vehicle was struck by rocket propelled
grenades and small arms fire. Caughman was
assigned to the Army Reserve’s Company C,
391st Engineer Battalion, Spartanburg, S.C.
Spc. Eric S. McKinley, 24, of Corvallis, Ore.,
died June 13 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his vehicle
was attacked by small arms fire and an
improvised explosive device. McKinley was
assigned to the Army National Guard's
Company B, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry
Regiment, Corvallis, Ore.
Pfc. Shawn M. Atkins, 20, of Parker, Colo.,
died June 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, as a result of a
non-combat injury. Atkins was assigned to
Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 4th
Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division,
Hanau, Germany.
Iraq, during a mortar attack when mortar rounds
hit their camp. Killed were:
Maj. Paul R. Syverson III, 32, of Lake Zurich,
Ill. Syverson was assigned to the Army’s 5th
Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Spc. Jeremy M. Dimaranan, 29, of Virginia
Beach, Va. Dimaranan was assigned to the
Army Reserve’s 302nd Transportation
Company, 172nd Combat Support Group,
Fort Eustis, Va.
Sgt. Arthur S. Mastrapa, 35, of Apopka, Fla.
Mastrapa was assigned to the Army Reserve’s
351 Military Police Company, 95th Military
Police Battalion, 16th Military Police
Brigade, Ocala, Fla.
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Staff Sgt. Marvin Best, 33, of Prosser, Wash.,
died June 20 due to hostile action in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Pfc. Sean Horn, 19, of Orange, Calif., died
June 19, due to a non-hostile incident at
Camp Taqaddum, Iraq. He was assigned to
Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force
Service Support Group, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Spc. Thai Vue, 22, of Willows, Calif., died
June 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a mortar
round hit the motor pool where he was
working. Vue was assigned to the Army’s
127th Military Police Company, 709th
Military Police Battalion, 18th Military
Police Brigade, V Corps, Hanau, Germany.
Pfc. Jason N. Lynch, 21, of St. Croix, Virgin
Islands, died June 18 in Buhriz, Iraq, of small
arms fire wounds he received as his unit was
engaging the enemy. Lynch was assigned to the
Army’s 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, 1st
Infantry Division, Bamberg, Germany.
Lance Cpl. Pedro Contreras, 27, of Harris,
Texas, died June 21, from hostile fire in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Staff Sgt. Gregory V. Pennington, 36, of
Glade Spring, Va., died June 21 in Baghdad,
Iraq, when his camp came under mortar attack.
Pennington was assigned to the 2nd Squadron,
7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas.
Lance Cpl. Deshon E. Otey, 24, of Hardin, Ky.
Cpl. Tommy L. Parker Jr., 21, of Cleburne,
Ark.
Both died June 21 from hostile fire in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq. They were assigned to
2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Juan Lopez, 22, of Whitfield, Ga.,
died June 21 from hostile fire in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Two Marines died June 21 from hostile fire in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq. They were assigned to
2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Deshon E. Otey, 24, of Hardin, Ky.
Cpl. Tommy L. Parker Jr., 21, of Cleburne,
Ark.
Two soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi
Freedom died June 22 in Balad, Iraq, when
enemy forces ambushed their ground patrol.
Both soldiers were assigned to the Army
National Guard’s 579th Engineer Battalion,
Petaluma, Calif.
2nd Lt. Andre D. Tyson, 33, of Riverside, Calif.
Spc. Patrick R. McCaffrey Sr., 34, of Tracy,
Calif.
Staff Sgt. Charles A. Kiser, 37, of Cleveland,
Wis., died June 24 in Mosul, Iraq, when an
explosion occurred near his convoy. Kiser was
assigned to the Army Reserve’s 330th
Military Police Detachment, Sheboygan, Wis.
Two soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi
Freedom died June 24, in Baqubah, Iraq when
their Bradley Fighting Vehicle came under
attack by enemy forces using small arms fire
and rocket-propelled grenades. Both soldiers
were assigned to the Army National Guard's
1st Battalion, 120th Infantry, Jacksonville, N.
C. Killed were:
Capt. Christopher S. Cash, 36, of Winterville,
N.C.
Spc. Daniel A. Desens, 20, of Jacksonville, N.
C.
Spc. Jeremy M. Heines, 25, of New Orleans,
La., died June 26 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his
patrol came under attack by rocket propelled
grenades and small arms fire. Heines was
assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 9th
Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.
1st Sgt. Ernest E. Utt, 38, of Hammond, Ill.,
died June 27 in Baghdad, Iraq, after two
122mm rockets were fired into his forward
operating base. Utt was assigned to Battery B,
1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 1st
Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Lance Cpl. Manuel A. Ceniceros, 23, of
Santa Ana, Calif., died June 26 as a result of
enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He
was assigned to Regimental Combat Team 1
Headquarters Company, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
The Department of Defense announced today the
death of three Marines who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Lance Cpl. Patrick R. Adle, 21, of Baltimore,
Md.
Sgt. Alan D. Sherman, 36, of Brick, N.J.
Cpl. John H. Todd III, 24, of Bridgeport, Pa.
All three died June 29 southeast of Baghdad,
Iraq, as a result of hostile action. They were
assigned to the Marine Corps Reserve’s 6th
Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force
Service Support Group, Folsom, Pa.
Spc. Robert L. DuSang, 24, of Mandeville,
La., died June 30 in Navstar, Iraq, when a tire
on the 5-ton vehicle in which he was riding blew
out and the vehicle overturned. DuSang was
assigned to the Army's 1st Squadron, 2nd
Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.