| Operation Iraqi Freedom |
Pvt. Robert L. Frantz, 19, of San Antonio, Texas, was
killed on June 17, in Baghdad, Iraq. Frantz was on
guard duty when a local resident threw a grenade over
the wall. Frantz died of his injuries. Frantz was
assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry
Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Ray Barracks,
Germany.
Pfc. Michael R. Deuel, 21, of Nemo, S.D., was killed
on June 18, in Baghdad, Iraq. Deuel received fatal gun
shot wounds while on guard duty at a propane
distribution center. Deuel was assigned to Company B,
2nd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Staff
Sgt. William T. Latham, 29, of Kingman, Ariz., died of
wounds on June 18, at Walter Reed Army Medical
Center, in Washington, D.C. Latham was participating
in a raid at a suspected arms market in Ar Ramadi, Iraq,
on May 19 when he was hit with shrapnel. Latham was
evacuated back to the United States where he died of
his wounds.
Latham was assigned to Troop E, 2nd Squadron, 3rd
Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc.
Paul T. Nakamura, 21, of Santa Fe Springs, Calif. died
on June 19 in Al Iskandariyah, Iraq. Nakamura was
part of an ambulance crew transporting an injured
soldier when the vehicle was hit by an RPG.
Nakamura was assigned to 437th Medical Company,
based in Colorado Springs, Colo.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc.
Orenthial J. Smith, 21, of Allendale, S.C., was killed on
June 22, in Baghdad, Iraq. Smith was in a convoy that
was ambushed by small arms fire.
Smith was assigned to Company A, 123rd Main
Support Battalion, Dexheim, Germany.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc.
Cedric L. Lennon, 32, of West Blocton, Ala., died on
June 24, in Baghdad, Iraq. Lennon died from a
non-combat related cause.
Lennon was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters
Troop, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.
The incident is under investigation.
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that
Lance Cpl. Gregory E. MacDonald, 29, of Washington,
D.C., was killed on June 25 in Iraq. MacDonald was
killed when the light armored vehicle he was traveling in
rolled over.
MacDonald was assigned to Bravo Company, 4th Light
Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Frederick, Md.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc.
Corey A. Hubbell, 20, of Urbana, Ill., died on June 26
in Camden Yards, Kuwait. Hubbell died from a
non-combat related cause.
Hubbell was assigned to Company B, 46th Engineer
Battalion, Fort Rucker, Ala. The incident is under
investigation.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc.
Richard P. Orengo, 32, of Puerto Rico, was killed on
June 26 in An Najif, Iraq. Orengo was shot and died of
injuries he received.
Orengo was assigned to the 755th Military Police
Company, Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc.
Andrew F. Chris, 25, of Calif., was killed on June 25 in
Iraq. Chris was fatally wounded in combat operations
in hostile enemy territory. Chris was assigned to
Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort
Benning, Ga.
DoD Identifies Soldiers Missing in Iraq
The Department of Defense announced today the
identities of two soldiers whose status has been listed
as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown. The soldiers
failed to respond to a radio check on June 25, South of
Balad, Iraq. A search party was sent to the location of
their last radio transmission. The soldiers are:
Sgt. 1st Class Gladimir Philippe, 37, of Linden, N.J.
and Pfc. Kevin C. Ott, 27, of Columbus, Ohio.
Both soldiers are assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion,
18th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Okla. The
investigation is ongoing
DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the
identities of two soldiers who were killed while
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Cpl. Tomas Sotelo Jr., 20, of Houston, Texas, was
killed on June 27 in Baghdad, Iraq. Sotelo was traveling
in a convoy when a rocket propelled grenade struck his
vehicle.
Sotelo was assigned to Headquarters Troop, 2nd
Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.
Sgt. Timothy M. Conneway, 22, of Enterprise, Ala.,
was injured on June 26 in Baghdad, Iraq and he later
died of wounds on June 28. Conneway was traveling in
a government vehicle when an explosive device
detonated and struck the vehicle. Conneway was
assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment,
Fort Benning, Ga.
Both incidents are under investigation.
killed on June 17, in Baghdad, Iraq. Frantz was on
guard duty when a local resident threw a grenade over
the wall. Frantz died of his injuries. Frantz was
assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry
Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Ray Barracks,
Germany.
Pfc. Michael R. Deuel, 21, of Nemo, S.D., was killed
on June 18, in Baghdad, Iraq. Deuel received fatal gun
shot wounds while on guard duty at a propane
distribution center. Deuel was assigned to Company B,
2nd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Staff
Sgt. William T. Latham, 29, of Kingman, Ariz., died of
wounds on June 18, at Walter Reed Army Medical
Center, in Washington, D.C. Latham was participating
in a raid at a suspected arms market in Ar Ramadi, Iraq,
on May 19 when he was hit with shrapnel. Latham was
evacuated back to the United States where he died of
his wounds.
Latham was assigned to Troop E, 2nd Squadron, 3rd
Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc.
Paul T. Nakamura, 21, of Santa Fe Springs, Calif. died
on June 19 in Al Iskandariyah, Iraq. Nakamura was
part of an ambulance crew transporting an injured
soldier when the vehicle was hit by an RPG.
Nakamura was assigned to 437th Medical Company,
based in Colorado Springs, Colo.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc.
Orenthial J. Smith, 21, of Allendale, S.C., was killed on
June 22, in Baghdad, Iraq. Smith was in a convoy that
was ambushed by small arms fire.
Smith was assigned to Company A, 123rd Main
Support Battalion, Dexheim, Germany.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc.
Cedric L. Lennon, 32, of West Blocton, Ala., died on
June 24, in Baghdad, Iraq. Lennon died from a
non-combat related cause.
Lennon was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters
Troop, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.
The incident is under investigation.
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that
Lance Cpl. Gregory E. MacDonald, 29, of Washington,
D.C., was killed on June 25 in Iraq. MacDonald was
killed when the light armored vehicle he was traveling in
rolled over.
MacDonald was assigned to Bravo Company, 4th Light
Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Frederick, Md.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc.
Corey A. Hubbell, 20, of Urbana, Ill., died on June 26
in Camden Yards, Kuwait. Hubbell died from a
non-combat related cause.
Hubbell was assigned to Company B, 46th Engineer
Battalion, Fort Rucker, Ala. The incident is under
investigation.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc.
Richard P. Orengo, 32, of Puerto Rico, was killed on
June 26 in An Najif, Iraq. Orengo was shot and died of
injuries he received.
Orengo was assigned to the 755th Military Police
Company, Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that Spc.
Andrew F. Chris, 25, of Calif., was killed on June 25 in
Iraq. Chris was fatally wounded in combat operations
in hostile enemy territory. Chris was assigned to
Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort
Benning, Ga.
DoD Identifies Soldiers Missing in Iraq
The Department of Defense announced today the
identities of two soldiers whose status has been listed
as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown. The soldiers
failed to respond to a radio check on June 25, South of
Balad, Iraq. A search party was sent to the location of
their last radio transmission. The soldiers are:
Sgt. 1st Class Gladimir Philippe, 37, of Linden, N.J.
and Pfc. Kevin C. Ott, 27, of Columbus, Ohio.
Both soldiers are assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion,
18th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Okla. The
investigation is ongoing
DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the
identities of two soldiers who were killed while
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Cpl. Tomas Sotelo Jr., 20, of Houston, Texas, was
killed on June 27 in Baghdad, Iraq. Sotelo was traveling
in a convoy when a rocket propelled grenade struck his
vehicle.
Sotelo was assigned to Headquarters Troop, 2nd
Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.
Sgt. Timothy M. Conneway, 22, of Enterprise, Ala.,
was injured on June 26 in Baghdad, Iraq and he later
died of wounds on June 28. Conneway was traveling in
a government vehicle when an explosive device
detonated and struck the vehicle. Conneway was
assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment,
Fort Benning, Ga.
Both incidents are under investigation.
DoD Identifies Navy Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that
Petty Officer Third Class Doyle W. Bollinger, Jr.,
21, of Poteau, Okla., was killed today in Iraq when a
piece of unexploded ordnance accidentally detonated
in the area he was working.
Bollinger was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction
Battalion 133, Gulfport, Miss. The incident is under
investig
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that
Pfc. Branden F. Oberleitner, 20, of Worthington,
Ohio, was killed on June 5 in Al Fallujah, Iraq.
Oberleitner was returning from a dismounted patrol
when the element was fired upon by a rifle propelled
grenade.
Oberleitner was assigned to Company B, 2nd
Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that
Pvt. Jesse M. Halling, 19, of Indianapolis, Ind., was
killed on June 7, 2003, in Tikrit, Iraq. Halling was at a
military police station when his section received
rocket propelled grenade and small arms fire. The
soldier received a fatal gunshot wound.
Halling was assigned to 401st Military Police
Company, Fort Hood, Texas.
DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the
identities of two soldiers who were killed while
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. Michael E. Dooley, 23, of Pulaski, Va., was killed
on June 8 in Al Asad, Iraq. Dooley was manning a
traffic control point when a vehicle came up to the
checkpoint and two individuals got out requesting a
medic for their sick friend. Immediately following the
request for help, they opened fire on Dooley which
resulted in his death.
Dooley was assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armor
Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Sgt. Travis L. Burkhardt, 26, of Edina, Mo., was
killed on June 6 in Baghdad, Iraq. Burkhardt was part
of an escort mission when the vehicle he was in hit a
curb along the road and rolled over.
Burkhardt was assigned to 170th Military Police
Company, Fort Lewis, Wash. The incident is under
investigation.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that
Pfc. Gavin L. Neighbor, 20, of Somerset, Ohio, was
killed on June 10, in Baghdad, Iraq. Neighbor was off
work from guard duty resting in a bus when a rocket
propelled grenade round was fired from a nearby
house. Neighbor died as a result of his wounds.
Neighbor was assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion,
325th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today that
Staff Sgt. Andrew R. Pokorny, 30, of Naperville, Ill.,
was killed on June 13, in Al Asad, Iraq. On the way
back from patrol, Pokorny's M113 armored personnel
carrier, threw a track causing the vehicle to roll over.
Pokorny was assigned to 3rd Air Defense Artillery,
3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo. The
incident is under investigation.
The Department of Defense also announced today
that Spc. John K. Klinesmith Jr., 25, of Stockbridge,
Ga., was killed June 12, in Al Fallujah, Iraq.
Klinesmith was last seen wading in the lake on the
palace compound in Al Fallujah on June 12. A search
was launched and Klinesmith's body was discovered
at the lake.
Klinesmith was assigned to Company C, 2nd
Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. The incident is under
investigation.
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that
Pfc. Ryan R. Cox, 19, of Derby, Kan., died June 15
as a result of wounds received from a non-combat
weapon discharge near An Najaf, Iraq.
Cox was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps
Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms,
Calif. The accident is under investigation.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that
Pvt. Shawn D. Pahnke, 25, of Shelbyville, Ind., was
killed on June 16, in Baghdad, Iraq. Pahnke was on
patrol when he received a fatal gunshot wound.
Pahnke was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion,
37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division,
Friedberg, Germany
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that
Spc. Joseph D. Suell, 24, of Lufkin, Texas, was
killed on June 16, in Todjie, Iraq. Suell died from a
non-combat related cause.
Suell was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters
and Service Battery, 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery
Regiment, Fort Sill, Okla. The incident is under
investigation.
DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the
deaths of three soldiers who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom:
Sgt. Michael L. Tosto, 24, of Apex, N.C., died on
June 17, at Camp Wolf, Kuwait. Tosto died from a
non-combat related cause. Tosto was assigned to
Company A, 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment,
1st Armored Division, Smith Barracks, Germany.
The Department of Defense announced today that
Petty Officer Third Class Doyle W. Bollinger, Jr.,
21, of Poteau, Okla., was killed today in Iraq when a
piece of unexploded ordnance accidentally detonated
in the area he was working.
Bollinger was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction
Battalion 133, Gulfport, Miss. The incident is under
investig
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that
Pfc. Branden F. Oberleitner, 20, of Worthington,
Ohio, was killed on June 5 in Al Fallujah, Iraq.
Oberleitner was returning from a dismounted patrol
when the element was fired upon by a rifle propelled
grenade.
Oberleitner was assigned to Company B, 2nd
Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, Fort Campbell,
Ky.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that
Pvt. Jesse M. Halling, 19, of Indianapolis, Ind., was
killed on June 7, 2003, in Tikrit, Iraq. Halling was at a
military police station when his section received
rocket propelled grenade and small arms fire. The
soldier received a fatal gunshot wound.
Halling was assigned to 401st Military Police
Company, Fort Hood, Texas.
DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the
identities of two soldiers who were killed while
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. Michael E. Dooley, 23, of Pulaski, Va., was killed
on June 8 in Al Asad, Iraq. Dooley was manning a
traffic control point when a vehicle came up to the
checkpoint and two individuals got out requesting a
medic for their sick friend. Immediately following the
request for help, they opened fire on Dooley which
resulted in his death.
Dooley was assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armor
Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Sgt. Travis L. Burkhardt, 26, of Edina, Mo., was
killed on June 6 in Baghdad, Iraq. Burkhardt was part
of an escort mission when the vehicle he was in hit a
curb along the road and rolled over.
Burkhardt was assigned to 170th Military Police
Company, Fort Lewis, Wash. The incident is under
investigation.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that
Pfc. Gavin L. Neighbor, 20, of Somerset, Ohio, was
killed on June 10, in Baghdad, Iraq. Neighbor was off
work from guard duty resting in a bus when a rocket
propelled grenade round was fired from a nearby
house. Neighbor died as a result of his wounds.
Neighbor was assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion,
325th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division,
Fort Bragg, N.C.
DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today that
Staff Sgt. Andrew R. Pokorny, 30, of Naperville, Ill.,
was killed on June 13, in Al Asad, Iraq. On the way
back from patrol, Pokorny's M113 armored personnel
carrier, threw a track causing the vehicle to roll over.
Pokorny was assigned to 3rd Air Defense Artillery,
3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo. The
incident is under investigation.
The Department of Defense also announced today
that Spc. John K. Klinesmith Jr., 25, of Stockbridge,
Ga., was killed June 12, in Al Fallujah, Iraq.
Klinesmith was last seen wading in the lake on the
palace compound in Al Fallujah on June 12. A search
was launched and Klinesmith's body was discovered
at the lake.
Klinesmith was assigned to Company C, 2nd
Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. The incident is under
investigation.
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that
Pfc. Ryan R. Cox, 19, of Derby, Kan., died June 15
as a result of wounds received from a non-combat
weapon discharge near An Najaf, Iraq.
Cox was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine
Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps
Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms,
Calif. The accident is under investigation.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that
Pvt. Shawn D. Pahnke, 25, of Shelbyville, Ind., was
killed on June 16, in Baghdad, Iraq. Pahnke was on
patrol when he received a fatal gunshot wound.
Pahnke was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion,
37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division,
Friedberg, Germany
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today that
Spc. Joseph D. Suell, 24, of Lufkin, Texas, was
killed on June 16, in Todjie, Iraq. Suell died from a
non-combat related cause.
Suell was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters
and Service Battery, 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery
Regiment, Fort Sill, Okla. The incident is under
investigation.
DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the
deaths of three soldiers who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom:
Sgt. Michael L. Tosto, 24, of Apex, N.C., died on
June 17, at Camp Wolf, Kuwait. Tosto died from a
non-combat related cause. Tosto was assigned to
Company A, 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment,
1st Armored Division, Smith Barracks, Germany.