MAY  2003
 

  
Jesse Alan Givens - 34

Private First Class
2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Springfield, Missouri
05-01-2003
Al Habbaniyah, Iraq
Non-Hostile - M-1 Main Battle Tank Fell Into The Euphrates
River Causing The Accidental Death Of Private Givens

Sean C. Reynolds - 25

Sergeant
74th Long-Range Surveillance, 173rd Airborne
East Lansing, Michigan
05-03-2003
Kirkuk, Iraq
Non-Hostile - M-4 rifle Accidentally Discharged
After He Fell Off A Ladder. (Accident)

Jason L. Deibler - 20

Private
1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment
Coeburn, Virginia
05-04-2003
Camp New Jersey In Kuwait 
Non-Hostile - Weapon Discharge At
Camp New Jersey In Kuwait


Marlin T. Rockhold - 23

Private First Class
3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Hamilton, Ohio
05-08-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - killed By A Sniper While
Directing Traffic On A Baghdad Bridge




Cedric E. Bruns - 22

Lance Corporal
6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Support Group
Vancouver, Washington
05-09-2003
Tactical Assembly Area, Camp Coyote Kuwait
Non-Hostile - Vehicle He Was Driving
Collided With Another Vehicle


Richard P. Carl - 26

Corporal
571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance)
King Hill, Idaho
05-09-2003
Near Samarrah, Iraq
Considered Hostile - Medical Helicopter Crash


Hans N. Gukeisen - 31

Chief Warrant Officer 2
571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance)
Lead, South Dakota
05-09-2003
Near Samarrah, Iraq
Considered Hostile - Medical Helicopter Crash


Brian K. Van Dusen - 39

Chief Warrant Officer 3
571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance)
Columbus, Ohio
05-09-2003
Near Samarrah, Iraq
Considered Hostile - Medical Helicopter Crash




Matthew R. Smith - 20

Lance Corporal
Communications Company, 4th Force Service Support Group
Anderson, Indiana
05-10-2003
Near Camp Coyote in Kuwait
Non-Hostile - Humvee He Was Driving As Part Of A Convoy
To Camp Coyote In Kuwait Struck A Parked Trailer
Lance Corporal Smith Stood About 5 Feet 8 Inches Tall
 
Jakub Henryk Kowalik - 21

Lance Corporal
1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group
Schaumburg, Illinois
05-12-2003
Camp Chesty, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Unexploded Ordnance Handling Detonated


Jose F. Gonzalez Rodriguez - 19

Private First Class
1st Supply Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group
Norwalk, California
05-12-2003
 Camp Chesty, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Unexploded Ordnance Handling Detonated


Patrick Lee Griffin Jr - 31

Staff Sergeant
728th Air Control Squadron
Elgin, South Carolina
05-13-2003
Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq
Hostile - Convoy Ambushed En Route To Baghdad


Douglas Jose Marencoreyes - 28

Corporal
4th Light Armored Reconnaissance, 4th Marine Division
Chino, California
05-13-2003
Near Al Samawah, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Transport Truck In Which
He Was Riding Rolled Over 30 km From Al Samawah


Nicholas Brian Kleiboeker - 19

Lance Corporal
2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division
Irvington, Illinois
05-13-2003
Near Al Hillah, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Munitions Bunker He Was
Working In Caught Fire And Exploded


David T. Nutt - 22

Specialist
494th Transportation Company
Blackshear, Georgia
05-14-2003
Mosul, Iraq
Non-Hostile - A Truck Swerved To Avoid An Automobile
Driven By An Iraqi Civilian And Overturned


William L. Payne - 46

Master Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment
Otsego, Michigan
05-16-2003
Haswah, Iraq  
Non-Hostile - Examining Unexploded Ordnance That Detonated
   
John E. Taylor - 31
Army Sergeant First Class
1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group
Wichita Falls, Texas
 05-17-2003
Kabul, Afghanistan
Non Hostile  - Illness


Rasheed Sahib - 22

Specialist
20th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
Brooklyn, New York
05-18-2003
Balad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Fellow Soldier And Specialist Rasheed
Were Cleaning Weapons When The Other Soldier's
Weapon Discharged And Struck Rasheed In Chest.




Timothy Louis Ryan - 30

First Lieutenant
Military Message Handling System-364, Marine Air Group 39, 3rd Air Wing
Aurora, Illinois
05-19-2003
Near Al Hillah, Iraq
Non-Hostile - CH-46 Sea-Knight Helicopter Accident


Aaron Dean White - 27

Staff Sergeant
Military Message Handling System-364, Marine Air Group 39, 3rd Air Wing
Shawnee, Oklahoma
05-19-2003
Near Al Hillah, Iraq
Non-Hostile - CH-46 Sea-Knight Helicopter Accident

Jason William Moore - 21

Lance Corporal
Military Message Handling System-364, Marine Air Group 39, 3rd Air Wing
San Marcos, California
05-19-2003
Near Al Hillah, Iraq
Non-Hostile - CH-46 Sea-Knight Helicopter Accident


Andrew David LaMont - 31

Captain
Military Message Handling System-364, Marine Air Group 39, 3rd Air Wing
Eureka, California
05-19-2003
Near Al Hillah, Iraq
Non-Hostile - CH-46 Sea-Knight Helicopter Accident

Kirk Allen Straseskie - 23

Sergeant
1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
05-19-2003
Near Al Hillah, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Drowned While Attempting To Rescue
Crewmembers Of A Marine CH-46 Sea Knight Helicopter
That Went Down In The Shatt Al Hillah Canal

Dominic Rocco Baragona - 42

Lieutenant Colonel
19th Maintenance Battalion
Niles, Ohio
05-19-2003
Near Safwan, Iraq
Non-Hostile - When His Humvee Collided
With A Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer





Nathaniel A. Caldwell - 27

Mechanic Specialist
404th Air Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division
Omaha. Nebraska
05-21-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Responding To A Civilian
Call When His Vehicle Rolled Over




David Evans Jr - 18

Private
977th Military Police Company
Buffalo, New York
05-25-2003
Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq
Non-Hostile - An Explosion At A Facility
Which Contained Iraqi Ammunition


Keman L. Mitchell - 24

Sergeant
Company C, 4th Engineer Battalion
Hilliard, Florida
05-26-2003
Near Kirkuk
Non-Hostile - Sergeant Mitchell Jumped Into Seven-Foot
Deep Body Of Water. When He Failed To Resurface,
Members Of His Squad Retrieved Him. Medical Personnel
Went To The Scene And Started Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
Sergeant Mitchell Was Evacuated To A Forward Surgical
Team And Tragically He Was Pronounced Dead On Arrival.


Kenneth A. Nalley - 19

Private
501st Military Police Company
Hamburg, Iowa
05-26-2003
As Samawah, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Escorting A convoy When A
Heavy Equipment Transporter Crossed The
Median And Struck His Humvee


Brett J. Petriken - 30

Staff Sergeant
501st Military Police Company
Flint, Michigan
05-26-2003
As Samawah, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Escorting A convoy When A
Heavy Equipment Transporter Crossed The
Median And Struck His Humvee


Jeremiah D. Smith - 25

Private First Class
1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment
Odessa, Missouri
05-26-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Escorting Heavy Equipment Transporters
When His Vehicle Hit Unexploded Ordnance


Matthew E. Schram - 36

Major
Headquarters and Headquarters Troop Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Brookfield, Wisconsin
05-26-2003
Hadithah, Iraq
Hostile - A Military Convoy On A Resupply Mission
When They Encountered Enemy Fire


Thomas F. Broomhead - 34

Sergeant
2nd Squadron, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment
Cannon City, Colorado
05-27-2003
Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - A Vehicle Pulled Up And Iraqis
Opened Fire At The Checkpoint


Michael B. Quinn - 37

Staff Sergeant
2nd Squadron, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment
Tampa, Florida
05-27-2003
Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - A Vehicle Pulled Up And Iraqis
Opened Fire At The Checkpoint


Kenneth R. Bradley - 39

Staff Sergeant
588th Engineer Battalion
Utica, Mississippi
05-28-2003
Baqubah, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Sergeant Bradley Died Of A Heart Attack


Jose A. Perez III - 22

Medic Specialist
6th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment
San Diego, Texas
05-28-2003
Taji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Convoy
He Was Traveling In Was Ambushed




Michael T. Gleason - 25

Specialist
519th Military Intelligence Battalion
Warren, Pennsylvania
05-30-2003
Between Mosul & Tikrit, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident


Kyle A. Griffin - 20

Specialist
519th Military Intelligence Battalion
Emerson, New Jersey
05-30-2003
Between Mosul & Tikrit, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident


Zachariah W. Long - 20

Specialist
519th Military Intelligence Battalion
Milton, Pennsylvania
05-30-2003
Between Mosul & Tikrit, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident

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