JANUARY  2004
 

   
Dennis A. Corral - 33

Sergeant
1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
Kearney, Nebraska
01-01-2004
South Of Lake Habbaniyah - Anbar, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Went Out Of Control And Rolled Over In
Convoy Going To Baghdad International Airport

   
Kimberly N. Hampton - 27

Captain
1st Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Easley, South Carolina
01-02-2004
Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - OH-58 Kiowa Observation Helicopter Was Shot Down.

   
Eric Thomas Paliwoda - 28

Captain
4th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Farmington, Connecticut
01-02-2004
Balad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack

   
Solomon C. Bangayan - 24

Specialist
2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Jay, Vermont
01-02-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack
And Some Small Arms Fire, And A Rocket-propelled Grenade (RPG) Attack

   
Marc S. Seiden - 26

Specialist
2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Brigantine, New Jersey
01-02-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack
And Some Small Arms Fire, And A Rocket-propelled Grenade (RPG) Attack
 
   
Luke P. Frist - 20

Specialist
209th Quartermaster Company
West Lafayette, Indiana
01-05-2004
Brooke Army Medical Center , Texas
Of Wounds He Sustained On January 2, 2004 While
Part Of A Convoy That Was Struck With An IED In Baghdad.
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Jesse D. Mizener - 24

Private First Class
542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Support Battalion, 593rd Corps Support Group
Auburn, California
01-07-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - A Mortar round hit the Logistics Base in Baghdad.



   
Aaron A. Weaver - 32

Chief Warrant Officer
C Troop, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Inverness, Florida
01-08-2004
Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - MEDEVAC Helicopter Crash

   
Jeffrey C. Walker - 33

Sergeant
C Company, 782nd Main Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division
Havre de Grace, Maryland
01-08-2004
Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - MEDEVAC Helicopter Crash

   
Michael A. Diraimondo - 22

Specialist
571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance)
Simi Valley, California
01-08-2004
Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - MEDEVAC Helicopter Crash

   
Christopher A. Golby - 26

Specialist
571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance)
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
01-08-2004
Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - MEDEVAC Helicopter Crash



   
Craig Davis - 37

Staff Sergeant
603rd Transportation Company, 142nd Corps Support Battalion
Opelousas, Louisiana
01-08-2004
Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - MEDEVAC Helicopter Crash

   
Philip A. Johnson Jr - 31

Chief Warrant Officer
571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance)
Mobile, Alabama
01-08-2004
Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - MEDEVAC Helicopter Crash

   
Ian D. Manuel - 23

Chief Warrant Officer
571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance)
Jacksonville, Florida
01-08-2004
Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - MEDEVAC Helicopter Crash

   
Nathaniel H. Johnson - 22

Specialist
D Company (Aviation), 82nd Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division
Augusta, Georgia
01-08-2004
Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - MEDEVAC Helicopter Crash

   
Gregory B. Hicks - 35

Sergeant First Class
B Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Duff, Tennessee
01-08-2004
Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - MEDEVAC Helicopter Crash



   
Roy A. Wood - 47
U.S. Army National Guard Sergeant
C Company, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Alva, Florida
01-09-2004
Kabul, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Accident - Vehicular

   
Ricky L. Crockett - 37

Staff Sergeant
D Company, 51st Signal Battalion, XVIII Airborne Corps
Broxton, Georgia
01-12-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Keicia M. Hines - 27

Sergeant
108th Military Police, Combat Support Company
Citrus Heights, California
01-13-2004
Mosul - Ninawa, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident

   
Roland L. Castro - 26

Staff Sergeant
Battery A, 1st Battalion, 12th Field Artillery
San Antonio, Texas
01-16-2004
Diwaniyah (near) - Qadisiyah, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Weapon Discharge

   
Edmond Lee Randle Jr - 26

Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
Carol City, Florida
01-17-2004
North Of Taji - Salah ad Din, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Larry E. Polley Jr - 20

Specialist
2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
Center, Texas
01-17-2004
North Of Taji - Salah ad Din, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Cody J. Orr - 21

Private First Class
2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
Ruskin, Florida
01-17-2004
North Of Taji - Salah ad Din, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Kelly L. Hornbeck - 36

Master Sergeant
C Company, 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group
Fort Worth, Texas
01-18-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
James David Parker - 20

Private First Class
588th Engineer Battalion (Heavy), 4th Infantry Division
Bryan, Texas
01-21-2004
Ba'qubah - Diyala, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack

   
Gabriel T. Palacios - 22

Specialist
588th Engineer Battalion (Heavy), 4th Infantry Division
Lynn, Massachusetts
01-21-2004
Ba'qubah - Diyala, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack

   
Michael T. Blaise - 29

Chief Warrant Officer 2
2nd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Aviation Brigade
Macon, Missouri
01-23-2004
Qayyarah - Ninawa, Iraq
Non-hostile - Helicopter Crash
Captain Kate Blaise, Michael's Wife, 
Was Serving At The Same Base In Iraq.

   
Brian D. Hazelgrove - 29

Chief Warrant Officer 2
3rd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Aviation Brigade, 10th Maintenance Division
Fort Rucker, Alabama
01-23-2004
Qayyarah - Ninawa, Iraq
Non-hostile - Helicopter Crash

   
Kenneth W. Hendrickson - 41

Staff Sergeant
957th Engineer Company, 130th Engineer Brigade
Bismarck, North Dakota
01-24-2004
Northwest Of Fallujah - Anbar, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Keith L. Smette - 25

National Guard Sergeant
957th Engineer Company, 130th Engineer Brigade
Makoti, North Dakota
01-24-2004
Northwest Of Fallujah - Anbar, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Jason K. Chappell - 22

Specialist
B Company, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry
Hemet, California
01-24-2004
Khaldiyah - Anbar, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Car Bomb

   
William R. Sturges Jr - 24

Specialist
B Company, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry
Spring Church, Pennsylvania
01-24-2004
Khaldiyah - Anbar, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Car Bomb

   
Randy S. Rosenberg - 23

Sergeant
B Company, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry
Berlin, New Hampshire
01-24-2004
Khaldiyah - Anbar, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Car Bomb

   
Ervin Dervishi - 21

Private First Class
B Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
Fort Worth, Texas
01-25-2004
Bayji - Salah ad Din, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG) Attack

   
Christopher Bunda - 29

Staff Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry
Bremerton, Washington
 01-25-2004
Mosul - Ninawa, Iraq
Non-hostile - Drowning When A Police Boat Capsized.

   
Patrick D. Dorff - 32

Chief Warrant Officer
3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 10th Mountain Division
Minneapolis, Minnesota
01-25-2004
Mosul - Ninawa, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Helicopter Crash
While searching for Staff Sergeant Bunda on the river when
the Kiowa helicopter crashed into the river.

   
Adam G. Mooney  - 28

First Lieutenant
3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 10th Mountain Division
Cambridge, Maryland
 01-25-2004
Mosul - Ninawa, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Helicopter Crash
While searching for Staff Sergeant Bunda on the river when
the Kiowa helicopter crashed into the river.

   
Matthew J. August  - 28

Captain
B Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
 01-27-2004
Khaldiyah - Anbar, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Cory R. Mracek - 26

Sergeant
3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery
Hay Springs, Nebraska
 01-27-2004
Near Iskandariyah - Babil, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Luke Samuel James - 24

Second Lieutenant
2nd Battalion, 505th Infantry
Hooker, Oklahoma
01-27-2004
Near Iskandariyah - Babil, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
James T. Hoffman - 41

Sergeant First Class
B Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
Whitesburg, Kentucky
 01-27-2004
Khaldiyah - Anbar, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Lester O. Kinney II Staff - 27

Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 505th Infantry
Zanesville, Ohio
01-27-2004
Near Iskandariyah - Babil, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Travis A. Moothart - 23

Sergeant
B Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
Brownsville, Oregon
 01-27-2004
Khaldiyah - Anbar, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Sean G. Landrus - 31

Staff Sergeant
B Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
Thompson, Ohio
 01-29-2004
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Luis A. Moreno - 19

Private First Class
Battery A, 4th Battalion, 1st Field Artillery
Bronx, New York
01-29-2004
Lakenheath Treatment Facility, England
From Injuries In Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Sniper

8 Soldiers Die

An Accidental Explosion While This Unit Tried To Dispose Of A Weapons Cache West Of Ghanzi, Afghanistan.

 
Shawn M. Clemens - 28

Staff Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division
Allegany, New York
01-29-2004
West Of Ghazni, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Ordnance Explosion

 
Robert J. Cook - 24

Specialist
2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
01-29-2004
West Of Ghazni, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Ordnance Explosion

 
Adam G. Kinser - 21

Reserve Specialist
304th Psychological Operations Company
Sacramento, California
01-29-2004
West Of Ghazni, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Ordnance Explosion

 
Curtis Mancini - 43

Reserve Sergeant First Class
486th Civil Affairs Battalion
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
01-29-2004
West Of Ghazni, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Ordnance Explosion

 
James D. Mowris - 37

Reserve Staff Sergeant
805th Military Police Company
Aurora, Missouri
01-29-2004
West Of Ghazni, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Ordnance Explosion

 
Justin A. Scott - 22

Specialist
2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division
Bellevue, Kentucky
01-29-2004
West Of Ghazni, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Ordnance Explosion

 
Danton K. Seitsinger - 29

Reserve Sergeant
486th Civil Affairs Battalion
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
01-29-2004
West Of Ghazni, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Ordnance Explosion

 
Benjamin L. Gilman - 28

Sergeant
41st Engineer Battalion, 10th Mountain Division
Meriden, Connecticut
01-29-2004
West Of Ghazni, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Ordnance Explosion

 
Eliu A. Miersandoval - 27

Sergeant
A Company, 4th Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division
San Clemente, California
 01-31-2004
Ta'mim, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Juan C. Cabralbanuelos - 25

Corporal
A Company, 4th Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division
Emporia, Kansas
 01-31-2004
Ta'mim, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Holly J. McGeogh - 19

Private First Class
A Company, 4th Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division
Taylor, Michigan
01-31-2004
Kirkuk, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


THE FINAL
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CASUALTY COUNT FOR JANUARY 2004
 --- 56 ---
Iraq - 46
Afghanistan - 09
United States - 00
England - 01

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TOTAL SUMMARY FOR  JANUARY  2004
0 -	American 18 Year Old Deaths
2 -	American 19 Year Old Deaths
3 -	American 20 Year Old Deaths
2 -	American 21 Year Old Deaths
47 -	American Deaths In IRAQ (2)
39 -	Hostile Fire Death In IRAQ
8 -	Non-Hostile Death In IRAQ
0 -	No Explanation Given For Hostile or Non Hostile Cause Of Death This Month
20 -	Total American IED Deaths
2 -	Total American Small Arms Fire Deaths
3 -	Total American RPG Deaths
2 -	Total American Vehicle Deaths
0 -	Total American Listed As Illness Deaths
14 -	Total American Air Craft Deaths
5 -	Total American Bomb Deaths
188 -	Wounded In Action In IRAQ (3)
5 -	California Deaths In IRAQ
TOTAL SUMMARY TO DATE (4)
0 -	American 18 Year Old Deaths
0 -	American 19 Year Old Deaths
0 -	American 20 Year Old Deaths
0 -	American 21 Year Old Deaths
0 -	American Deaths In IRAQ (2)
0 -	Hostile Fire Death In IRAQ
0 -	Non-Hostile Death In IRAQ
0 -	No Explanation Given For Hostile or Non Hostile Cause Of Death Total (1)
0 -	Total American IED Deaths
0 -	Total American Small Arms Fire Deaths
0 -	Total American RPG Deaths
0 -	Total American Vehicle Deaths
0 -	Total American Listed As Illness
0 -	Total American Air Craft Deaths
0 -	Total American Bomb Deaths
0 -	Wounded In Action In IRAQ (3)
0 -	California Deaths In IRAQ
	(1) = Started Tracking This In 2007 - Will Take Some Time To Get To All Pages.
	(2) = Include 18 - 21 Years Of Age
	(3)= Includes Soldiers Who May Have Returned To Combat
	(4) = All Conflict Totals To End Of This Month

DOD Began Counting IED Deaths July 2003