Total Coalition casualties 1334
Hamilton, Ohio died Nov. 3 in the 31st
Combat Support Hospital in
Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds
sustained earlier that day when an
improvised explosive device
detonated in Baghdad, Iraq. Webb
was assigned to the 82nd Engineer
Battalion, 1st Infantry Division
(Mechanized), Bamberg, Germany.
The Department of Defense
announced the death of two Marines
who were supporting Operation Iraqi
Freedom.
Cpl. Jeremiah A. Baro, 21, of
Fresno, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Jared P. Hubbard, 22, of
Clovis, Calif.
Both Marines died Nov. 4 from
injuries received as a 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, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
For further information on these
Marines, contact the Marine Corps
Base Camp Pendleton Public Affairs
Office at (760) 725-5044.
Spc. Cody L. Wentz, 21, of Williston,
N. D., died November 4 in Iraq when
an improvised explosive device
detonated near his military vehicle
while on patrol. Wentz was assigned
to the Army National Guard’s 141st
Engineer Battalion,Williston, N.D.
Sgt. Carlos M. Camacho-Rivera, 24,
of Carolina, Puerto Rico, died Nov. 5
in the 31st Combat Support Hospital
in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds
sustained earlier that day in Fallujah,
Iraq, from a rocket blast. Camacho-
Rivera was assigned to the 368th
Transportation Company, 11th
Transportation Battalion, Fort Story,
Va.
Pvt. Justin R. Yoemans, 20, of
Eufaula, Ala., died Nov. 6 at the 31st
Combat Support Hospital in
Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds
sustained earlier that day in
Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne
improvised explosive device
detonated near his up-armored
HMMWV. Yoemans was assigned to
the 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense
Artillery, Fort Hood, Texas.
Spc. Brian K. Baker, 27, of West
Seneca, N.Y., died November 7 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne
improvised explosive device
detonated near his security patrol.
Baker was assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment,
10th Mountain Division (Light
Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.
Spc. Quoc Binh Tran, 26, of Mission
Viejo, Calif., died Nov. 7 in Baghdad,
Iraq, from wounds sustained that same
day when an improvised explosive
device detonated near his military
vehicle while he was conducting
convoy operations. Tran was
assigned to the Army National Guard’
s 181st Support Battalion, San
Bernardino, Calif.
The Department of Defense
announced the death of two Marines
who were supporting Operation Iraqi
Freedom.
Cpl. Nathaniel T. Hammond, 24, of
Tulsa, Okla.
Lance Cpl. Shane K. O’Donnell, 24,
of DeForest, Wisc.
Both Marines died Nov. 8 as a result
of enemy action in Babil Province,
Iraq. They were assigned to the
Marine Corps Reserve’s 2nd
Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment,
4th Marine Division, Chicago, Ill.
Spc. Bryan L. Freeman, 31, of
Lumberton, N.J., died November 8 in
Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds
sustained earlier that day when he
came under small arms fire while
conducting a vehicle search.
Freeman was assigned to the 443rd
Civil Affairs, Battalion, U.S. Army
Reserve, Warwick, R.I.
Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Lam, 22, of
Queens, N.Y., died Nov. 8 as a result
of a non-hostile vehicle incident in
Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was
assigned to the Marine Corps
Reserve’s 6th Communications
Battalion, 4th Force Service
Support Group, Brooklyn, N.Y.
The Department of Defense
announced the death of two soldiers
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
They died November 8 in Baghdad,
Iraq when a vehicle-borne
improvised explosive device
detonated near their convoy. Both
soldiers were assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 130th Field Artillery,
Kansas National Guard, Horton,
Kan.
Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Wisdom, 39, of
Atchison, Kan.
Spc. Don A. Clary, 21, of Troy, Kan.
The Department of Defense
announced the death of two Marines
who were supporting Operation Iraqi
Freedom.
Lance Cpl. Branden P. Ramey, 22,
of Boone, Ill., died Nov. 8 as a result
of enemy action in Babil Province,
Iraq. He was assigned to the Marine
Corps Reserve’s 2nd Battalion,
24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine
Division, Chicago, Ill.
Staff Sgt. David G. Ries, 29, of Clark,
Wash., died Nov. 8 as a result of
enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. He was assigned to the Marine
Corps Reserve’s 6th Engineer
Support Battalion, 4th Force
Service Support Group, Portland,
Ore.
The Department of Defense
announced today the death of an
airman who was supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom.
Master Sgt. Steven E. Auchman,
37, of Waterloo, N.Y., died Nov. 9
from injuries received when multiple
rocket propelled grenades struck
his location in Mosul, Iraq. He was
assigned to the 5th Air Support
Operations Squadron, Fort Lewis,
Wash.
For further information related to this
release, please contact the McChord
Air Force Base Public Affairs Office at
(253) 982-5637.
Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Zapp, 20, of
Houston, Texas, died Nov. 8 as a
result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
Combat Service Support Battalion
1, Combat Service Support Group
11, 1st Force Service Support
Group, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Cpl. Robert P. Warns II, 23, of
Waukesha, Wis., died Nov. 8 as a
result of enemy action in Babil
Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
the Marine Corps Reserve’s 2nd
Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th
Marine Division, Chicago, Ill.
Command Sgt. Maj. Steven W.
Faulkenburg, 45, of Huntingburg,
Ind., died Nov. 9 in Fallujah, Iraq,
when he came under small arms fire
while conducting combat operations.
Faulkenburg was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment,
Vilseck, Germany.
Sgt. Lonny D. Wells, 29, of
Vandergrift, Pa., died Nov. 9 as a
result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment,
2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune,
N.C.
Lance Cpl. Juan E. Segura, 26, of
Homestead, Fla., died Nov. 9 as a
result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment,
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.
Cpl. William C. James, 24, of
Huntington Beach, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Nicholas D. Larson, 19,
of Wheaton, Ill.
Lance Cpl. Nathan R. Wood, 19, of
Kirkland, Wash.
All three Marines died Nov. 9 as a
result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. They were assigned
to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Staff Sgt. Russell L. Slay, 28, of
Humble, Texas, died Nov. 9 as a
result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion,
2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune,
N.C.
Staff Sgt. Todd R. Cornell, 38, of
West Bend, Wis., died November 9
in Fallujah, Iraq, when acting in an
advisory support capacity and his Iraqi
unit came under attack by enemy
forces using small arms fire.
Cornell was assigned to the Army
Reserve's 1st Battalion, 339th
Infantry Regiment, Fraser, Mich.
Sgt. John B. Trotter, 25, of Marble
Falls, Texas, died November 9 in Ar
Ramadi, Iraq, when he was on patrol
and his unit came under attack by
enemy forces using small arms
fire. Trotter was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division, Camp Howze,
Korea.
Spc. Travis A. Babbitt, 24, of Uvalde,
Texas, died November 9 in
Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol was
attacked by enemy forces using a
rocket-propelled grenade and
small arms fire. Babbitt was
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th
Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sgt. David M. Caruso, 25, of
Naperville, Ill., died Nov. 9 as a result
of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
2nd Force Reconnaissance
Company, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Brinson, Ga., died Nov. 10 as a result of
enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion,
8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Lance Cpl. Erick J. Hodges, 21, of Bay
Point, Calif., died Nov. 10 as a result of
enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion,
5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Pfc. Dennis J. Miller, Jr., 21, of La
Salle, Mich., died Nov. 10 in Ar Ramadi,
Iraq, when his unit came under enemy
attack and a rocket-propelled
grenade struck his M1A1 Abrams
tank. Miller was assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 72nd Armor Regiment, 2nd
Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea.
Cpl. Joshua D. Palmer, 24, of
Blandinsville, Ill., died Nov. 8 as a result
of a non-hostile vehicle incident in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned
to the Marine Corps Reserve’s 6th
Engineer Support Battalion, 4th
Force Service Support Group,
headquartered in Portland, Ore.
Cpl. Peter J. Giannopoulos, 22, of
Inverness, Ill., died Nov. 11 as a result of
enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq.
He was assigned to Marine Corps
Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine
Regiment, 4th Marine Division,
Chicago, Ill.
Cpl. Romulo J. Jimenez II, 21, of Miami,
Fla., died Nov. 10 as a result of enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He
was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th
Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Spc. Thomas K. Doerflinger, 20, of
Silver Spring, Md., died Nov. 11 in
Mosul, Iraq, when his unit received small
arms fire while conducting combat
operations. Doerflinger was assigned to
1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
(Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort
Lewis, Wash
Staff Sgt. Sean P. Huey, 28, of
Fredericktown, Pa., died Nov. 11 in
Habbaniyah, Iraq, when his unit was on
patrol and a vehicle-borne improvised
explosive device detonated near his
HMMWV. Huey was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves,
Korea.
Staff Sgt. Michael C. Ottolini, 45, of
Sebastopol, Calif., died Nov. 10 in
Balad, Iraq, when an improvised
explosive device detonated near his
up-armored HMMWV. Ottolini was
assigned to the Army National Guard's
579th Engineer Battalion, Petaluma,
Calif.
Petty Officer Third Class Julian Woods
, 22, of Jacksonville, Fla., died Nov. 10
as a result of hostile fire in Fallujah,
Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Marine
Division Detachment, Marine Corps
Base Hawaii, Kaheohe Bay, Hawaii.
Staff Sgt. Theodore S. Holder II, 27, of
Littleton, Colo., died Nov. 11 as a result
of enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion,
3rd Marine Regiment 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
The Department of Defense announced
today the death of two Marines who were
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
2nd Lt. James P. Blecksmith, 24, of
San Marino, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Kyle W. Burns, 20, of
Laramie, Wyo.
Both Marines died Nov. 11 as a result
of enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. Blecksmith was assigned to 3rd
Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif. Burns was assigned to 1st Light
Armored Reconnaissance Battalion,
1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
Cpl. Jarrod L. Maher, 21, of Imogene,
Iowa, died Nov. 12 as result of a non-
hostile gunshot wound at Abu Ghraib,
Iraq. Maher was assigned to 1st
Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif. Maher’s death is under
investigation.
Sgt. Morgan W. Strader, 23, of
Croosville, Ind., died Nov 12 as result of
enemy action in Al Anbar province,
Iraq. Strader was assigned to 3rd
Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
Cpl. Nathan R. Anderson, 22, of
Howard, Ohio, died Nov. 12 as result of
enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. Anderson was assigned to 1st
Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd
Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.
C.
Cpl. Brian P. Prening, 24, of
Sheboygan, Wis., died Nov 12 as result
of enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq.
Prening was assigned to Marine Corps
Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine
Regiment, 4th Marine Division,
Chicago, Ill.
Maj. Horst G. Moore, 38, of San
Antonio, Texas, died Nov. 9 in Mosul,
Iraq, when enemy mortar rounds
detonated within his unit living area.
Moore was assigned to the Army's 1st
Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st
Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
(Stryker BrigadeCombat Team), Fort
Lewis, Wash.
1st Lt. Edward D. Iwan, 28, of Albion,
Neb., died Nov. 12 in Fallujah, Iraq,
when a rocket-propelled grenade
struck his Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Iwan
was assigned to the Army's 2nd
Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st
Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.
Sgt. Jonathan B. Shields, 25, of
Atlanta, Ga., died Nov.12 in Fallujah,
Iraq, when he was accidentally struck
by a tank. Shields was assigned to the
Army's 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry
Regiment (Armor), 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Spc. Raymond L. White, 22, of Elwood,
Ind., died Nov. 12 in Baghdad, Iraq,
when his patrol encountered enemy
forces using small arms fire. White was
assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion,
8th Cavalry Regiment (Armor), 1st
Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Lance Cpl. Wesley J. Canning, 21, of
Friendswood, Texas, died Nov. 10 as
result of enemy action in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. Canning was assigned
to 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion,
2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.
C.
The Department of Defense announced
the death of two Marines who were
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Lance Cpl. David M. Branning, 21, of
Cockesville, Md.
Lance Cpl. Brian A. Medina, 20, of
Woodbridge, Va.
Both Marines died Nov. 12 as result of
enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. They both were assigned to 1st
Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd
Marine Division, III Marine
Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps
Base Hawaii.
Lance Cpl. Nicholas H. Anderson, 19,
of Las Vegas, Nev., died Nov. 12 in a
vehicle incident while conducting
combat operations in Al Anbar
Province, Iraq. Anderson was assigned
to 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment,
1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
Sgt. James C. Matteson, 23, of
Celoron, N.Y., died Nov. 12 in Fallujah,
Iraq, when a rocket-propelled grenade
struck his Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
Matteson was assigned to the Army's
2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.
Cpl. Kevin J. Dempsey, 23, of Monroe,
Conn., died Nov. 13 due to enemy
action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Dempsey was assigned to 2nd
Reconnaissance Battalion, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.
C.
Sgt. Byron W. Norwood, 25, of
Pflugerville, Texas, died Nov. 13 as
result of enemy action in Al Anbar
province, Iraq. Norwood was assigned
to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment,
1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
Spc. Jose A. Velez, 23, of Lubbock,
Texas, died Nov. 13 in Fallujah, Iraq,
while clearing an enemy strongpoint
when his unit came under fire. Velez was
assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry
Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort
Hood, Texas.
Capt. Sean P. Sims, 32, of El Paso,
Texas, died Nov. 13 in Fallujah, Iraq,
when his unit received small arms fire
while clearing a building. Sims was
assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry
Regiment, 1st Infantry Division,
Vilseck, Germany.
Cpl. Nicholas L. Ziolkowski, 22, of
Towson, Md., died Nov 15 due to
enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion,
8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Marine Corps Base Camp
Lejeune, N.C.
The Department of Defense announced
the death of two Marines who were
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Cpl. Dale A. Burger Jr., 21, of Bel Air,
Md.
Cpl. Andres H. Perez, 21, of Santa
Cruz, Calif.
Both Marines died Nov. 14 as result of
enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. They both were assigned to 3rd
Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st
Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps
Base Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. Bradley L. Parker, 19, of
Marion, W.V., died Nov. 15 as result of
enemy action in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. He was assigned 1st Battalion, 8th
Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Marine Corps Base Camp
Lejeune, N.C.
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