October Casualties
Total coalition casualties 1244
Oct.1 in Samarra, Iraq, he was conducting combat
operations and was shot by a sniper. Uvanni was
assigned to the Army National Guard’s 2nd
Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment,
Morrisonville, N.Y.
Sgt. Jack T. Hennessy, 21, of Naperville, Ill., died
October 1st in Baghdad, Iraq, when his check
point came under small arms fire. Hennessy was
assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment,
1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sgt. Russell L. Collier, 48, of Harrison, Ark., died
October 3rd in Taji, Iraq. His unit was conducting
traffic control operations when enemy forces
attacked them using small arms fire. Collier was
assigned to 1st Battalion, 206th Field Artillery
Regiment, Arkansas National Guard,
Russellville, Ark.
Sgt. Christopher S. Potts, 38, of Tiverton, R.I.,
died Oct. 3 in Taji, Iraq, as his unit was conducting
traffic control operations and enemy forces
attacked them using small arms fire. Potts was
assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st
Battalion, 103rd Field Artillery Regiment,
Providence, R.I.
Staff Sgt. James L. Pettaway Jr., 37, of
Baltimore, Md., died Oct. 3 in Brooke Army
Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of
injuries sustained in Fallujah, Iraq, on Aug. 27
when he was involved in a motor vehicle
accident. Pettaway was assigned to the Army
Reserve’s 223rd Transportation Company,
Norristown, Pa.
Staff Sgt. Richard L. Morgan Jr., 38, of St.
Clairsville, Ohio, died Oct. 5 in Latfiyah, Iraq, of
injuries sustained on Oct. 4 when an improvised
explosive device detonated near his convoy
vehicle. Morgan was assigned to the Army
Reserve’s 660th Transportation Company,
Cadiz, Ohio.
Spc. Jessica L. Cawvey, 21, of Normal, Ill., died
Oct. 6 in Fallujah, Iraq, when an improvised
explosive device detonated near her convoy
vehicle. Cawvey was assigned to the Army’s
National Guard’s 1544th Transportation
Company, Paris, Ill.
SGT Andrew W. Brown, 22, of Pleasant Mount,
Penn., died October 8 in Baghdad, Iraq, of
injuries sustained on October 1 when his patrol
vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive
device. Brown was assigned to the Army's 1st
Battalion, 509th Infantry, Fort Polk, La.
Pfc. Andrew Halverson, 19, of Grant, Wis. died
Oct 9 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. Halverson was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
PV2 Jeungjin Na Kim, 23, of Honolulu, Hawaii,
died October 6 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his patrol
was attacked by enemy forces using small arms
fire. Kim was assigned to the Army's 2nd
Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd Infantry
Division from Camp Hovey, Korea.
Pvt. 2 Carson J. Ramsey, 22, of Winkelman,
Ariz., died October 10 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a
vehicle-borne improvised explosive device
detonated near his military vehicle. Ramsey was
assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry
Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood,
Texas.
Pfc. James E. Prevete, 22, of Whitestone, N.Y.,
died October 10 in Habbaniya, Iraq, when his
military vehicle encountered whiteout conditions
and the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle.
Prevete was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion,
506th Infantry Regiment, Camp Greaves, Korea.
Spc. Morgen N. Jacobs, 20, of Santa Cruz, Calif.,
died Oct. 7 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained in
Aaliyah on Oct. 6 when an improvised explosive
device detonated near his patrol vehicle. Jacobs
was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry
Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt,
Germany.
Staff Sgt. Michael L. Burbank, 34, of Bremerton,
Wash., died Oct. 11 in Mosul, Iraq, when an
improvised explosive device detonated near his
Stryker military vehicle. Burbank was assigned to
the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, Fort
Lewis, Wash.
The Department of Defense announced the death of
two Soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
They died October 11 in Baghdad, Iraq, when two
rockets impacted their camp. Both were assigned to
the Army’s Division Artillery, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Killed were:
Sgt. Pamela G. Osbourne, 38, of Hollywood, Fla.
Pfc. Anthony W. Monroe, 20, of Bismarck, N.D.
The Department of Defense announced the death of
two Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi
Freedom.
Pfc. Oscar A. Martinez, 19, of North Lauderdale,
Fla.
Cpl. Ian T. Zook, 24, of Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Both Marines died Oct. 12 as result of enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Martinez was
assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force
Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Zook was assigned
to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center
Twentynine Palms, Calif.
For further information on Martinez, contact the
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Public Affairs
Office at (760) 725-5044. For further information
on Zook, contact the Marine Corps Air Ground
Combat Center Twentynine Palms Public Affairs
Office at (760) 830-6213.
Spc. Christopher A. Merville, 26, of
Albuquerque, N.M., died October 12th in
Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit came under enemy fire
during combat operations. Merville was assigned to
2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd Infantry
Division, Camp Hovey, Korea.
Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Wyatt, 22, of Calendonia,
Wis., died on Oct. 12 due to enemy action in
Babil Province, Iraq. Wyatt was assigned to
Marine Corps Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 24th
Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division in
Chicago, Ill.
2nd Lt. Paul M. Felsberg, 27, of West Palm
Beach, Fla., and Lance Cpl. Victor A. Gonzalez,
19, of Watsonville, Calif., died on Oct. 13 as result
of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
They were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force of Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Spc. Ronald W. Baker, 34, of Cabot, Ark., died
October 13th in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries
sustained on October 7th in Taji, Iraq, when a
vehicle-borne improvised explosive device
detonated near his patrol vehicle. Baker was
assigned to the 39th Support Battalion, Arkansas
National Guard, Lonoke, Ark.
Spc. Jeremy F. Regnier, 22, of Littleton, N.H.,
died October 13 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an
improvised explosive device detonated near his
patrol. Regnier was assigned to the Army’s 4th
Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment,
1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Lance Cpl. Brian K. Schramm, 22, of Rochester,
N.Y., died Oct. 15 as result of enemy action in
Babil Province, Iraq. Schramm was assigned to
2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Lejeune, N.C.
Spc. Alan J. Burgess, 24, of Landaff, N.H., died
Oct. 15 in Mosul, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne
improvised explosive device detonated near his
patrol vehicle. Burgess was assigned to the Army
National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 197th Field
Artillery Brigade, Woodsville, N.H.
Spc. Josiah H. Vandertulip, 21, of Irving, Texas,
died Oct. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his
dismounted patrol came under enemy fire.
Vandertulip was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th
Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort
Hood, Texas.
The Department of Defense announced the death of
two soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
They died on Oct. 13, in Mosul, Iraq, when an
improvised explosive device detonated near their
convoy vehicle.
Killed were:
Lt. Col. Mark P. Phelan, 44, of Green Lane, Pa.
Phelan was assigned to the Army Reserve's 416th
Civil Affairs Battalion, Morristown, Pa.
Maj. Charles R. Soltes, Jr., 36, of Irvine, Calif.
Soltes was assigned to the Army Reserve's 426th
Civil Affairs Battalion, Upland, Calif.
For further information related to this release, contact
Army Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000.
Pvt. 2 David L. Waters, 19, of Auburn, Calif.,
died Oct. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an
improvised explosive device detonated near his
convoy vehicle. Waters was assigned to the
Army's 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment,
10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort
Drum, N.Y.
The Department of Defense announced the death of
three soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
They died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised
explosive device detonated near their patrol
vehicle on Oct. 12. The soldiers were assigned to
the Army's 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Capt. Dennis L. Pintor, 30, of Lima, Ohio, died on
Oct. 12.
Spc. Michael S. Weger, 30, of Rochester, N.Y.,
died on Oct. 12.
Spc. Jaime Moreno, 28, of Round Lake Beach,
Ill., died on Oct. 13 of injuries sustained on Oct. 12.
Cpl. William I. Salazar, 26, of Las Vegas, Nev.,
died Oct. 15 from wounds received as result of
enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Salazar
was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
The Department of Defense announced the death of
three soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi
Freedom. They died on Oct. 14, in Ar Ramadi,
Iraq, when an improvised explosive device
detonated near their convoy.
Staff Sgt. Omer T. Hawkins, II, 31, of Cherry
Fork, Ohio. Hawkins was assigned to the Army's
44th Engineer Battalion, Camp Howze, Korea.
Spc. Bradley S. Beard, 22, of Chapel Hill, N.C.
Beard was assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion,
17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry
Division, Camp Red Cloud, Korea.
Pfc. Mark A. Barbret, 22, of Shelby Township,
Mich. Barbret was assigned to the Army's 44th
Engineer Battalion, Camp Howze, Korea.
For further information related to this release, contact
Army Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000.
two soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
They died on Oct. 16 in Baghdad, Iraq, when their
OH-58D helicopter apparently collided with
another OH-58D helicopter and crashed. Both
soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 25th
Aviation, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Wheeler
Army Air Field, Hawaii.
Killed were:
Capt. Christopher B. Johnson, 29, of Excelsior
Springs, Mo.
Chief Warrant Officer William I. Brennan, 36,
of Bethlehem, Conn.
The Department of Defense announced the death of
two Soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
They died October 15 in Karabilah, Iraq, when a
vehicle-borne improvised explosive device
detonated near their vehicle. Both were assigned to
the Army's 9th Psychological Operations
Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group
(Airborne) from Fort Bragg, N.C.
Killed were:
Sgt. Michael G. Owen, 31, of Phoenix, Ariz.
Spc. Jonathan J. Santos, 22, of Whatcom, Wash.
Spc. Andrew C. Ehrlich, 21, of Mesa, Ariz., died
Oct. 18 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, of non-combat
related injuries. Ehrlich was assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry
Division, Vilseck, Germany.
Sgt. Douglas E. Bascom, 25, of Colorado Springs,
Colo., died Oct. 20 as result of enemy action in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq. Bascom, a member of the
Individual Ready Reserves, was mobilized and
assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment,
1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Jonathan E. Gadsden, 21, of
Charleston, S.C. died Oct. 22 at the James A.
Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, Fla., from
injuries as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq on Aug. 21. Gadsden was assigned
to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Richard P. Slocum, 19, of Saugus,
Calif., died Oct 24 due a non-combat related vehicle
accident near Abu Gharib, Iraq. He was assigned
to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd
Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary
Force, Marine Corps Base, Hawaii.
Sgt. Dennis J. Boles, 46, of Homosassa, Fla., died
Oct. 24 in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, when he was
participating in a 10-mile road march and collapsed.
Boles was assigned to the Army National Guard's
171st Aviation Battalion, Brooksville, Fla.
Staff Sgt. Jerome Lemon, 42, of North
Charleston, S.C., died Oct. 27 in Balad, Iraq, when
a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device
detonated near his military vehicle. Lemon was
assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1052nd
Transportation Company, Kingstree, S.C.
Sgt. 1st Class Michael Battles Sr. 38, of San
Antonio, Texas, died Oct. 28 in Baghdad, Iraq,
when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device
detonated near his checkpoint. Battles was assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery
Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood,
Texas.
Pfc. Stephen P. Downing II, 30, of Burkesville,
Ky., died Oct. 28 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, from small
arms fire while conducting combat operations.
Downing was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th
Field Artillery, Camp Hovey, Korea.
Lance Cpl. Jeremy D. Bow, 20, of Lemoore, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Michael P. Scarborough, 28, of
Washington, Ga.
Both Marines died Oct. 30, due enemy action in
Al Anbar Province, Iraq. They were assigned to
1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd
Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary
Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
For further information related to these Marines,
contact the Marine Corps Base Hawaii Public Affairs
Office at (808) 257-8840 or (808) 257-8839.
Lance Cpl. Travis A. Fox, 25, of Cowpens, S.C.
Cpl. Christopher J. Lapka, 22, of Peoria, Ariz.
Both Marines died Oct 30, due to enemy action in
Al Anbar Province, Iraq. They were assigned to
1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd
Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary
Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
1st Lt. Matthew D. Lynch, 25, of Jericho, N.Y.,
died Oct. 31 from enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. Lynch was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
The Department of Defense announced the deaths of
three Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi
Freedom.
Lance Cpl. John T. Byrd II, 23, of Fairview, W.V.
Sgt. Kelley L. Courtney, 28, of Macon, Ga.
Pfc. Andrew G. Riedel, 19, of Northglenn, Colo.
All three Marines died Oct 30, due enemy action
in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Byrd and Riedel
were assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine
Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine
Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Courtney was assigned to 3rd Intelligence
Battalion, III MEF, Okinawa, Japan.
Spc. Segun Frederick Akintade, 34, of Brooklyn,
N.Y., died Oct. 28 in Abd Allah, Iraq, when his
unit was attacked by enemy forces using an
improvised explosive device and small arms
fire. Akintade was assigned to the 2nd Battalion,
108th Infantry Regiment, New York, N.Y.
Sgt. Maurice Keith Fortune, 25, of Forestville,
Md., died Oct. 29 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when a
vehicle-borne improvised explosive device
detonated near his military vehicle. Fortune was
assigned to the Army’s 2nd Battalion, 17th Field
Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, from Camp
Hovey, Korea.
Pfc. John Lukac, 19, of Las Vegas, Nev., died
Oct. 30, due to enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion,
3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III
Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base
Hawaii.