October 2004

Sunday

Oct 31

Marine Dies from Fighting in Al Anbar Province

Saturday

Oct 30

Eight Marines Killed in Al Anbar Province

The event as reported by AFIS

Friday

Oct 29

Soldier Dies in IED Attack in Ar Ramadi

Sgt. Maurice Keith Fortune, 25, of Forestville, Md., died October 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.

Thursday

Oct 28

Soldier Killed in Baghdad by IED

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Battles, Sr., 38, of San Antonio, Texas, died October 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.

Combat Claims Soldier in Ar Ramadi

Pfc. Stephen P. Downing II, 30, of Burkesville, Kentucky, died October 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.

Soldier Killed in Abd Allah

Spc. Segun Frederick Akintade, 34, of Brooklyn, New York, died October 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, New York.

Wednesday

Oct 27

SC Guard Member Killed in Balad by IED

Staff Sgt. Jerome Lemon, 42, of North Charleston, South Carolina, died October 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, South Carolina.

Afghanistan

Soldier Dies of Injuries Received in Afghanistan

Cpl. Billy Gomez, 25, of Perris, California, died October 27 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, from injuries sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device on October 20 in Naka, Afghanistan. Gomez was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Monday

Oct 25

Marine Dies from Injuries Received in Al Anbar Province

Sunday

Oct 24

Marine Dies in Vehicle Accident

Lance Cpl. Richard P. Slocum, 19, of Saugus, California, died October 24 due a non-combat related vehicle accident near Abu Gharib, Iraq.  Slocum was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base, Hawaii.

Kuwait

Florida Guard Member Dies on Road March

Sgt. Dennis J. Boles, 46, of Homosassa, Florida, died October 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, Florida.

Friday

Oct 22

Marine Dies from Injuries Received August 21

Lance Cpl. Jonathan E. Gadsden, 21, of Charleston, South Carolina, died Oct. 22 at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, Florida, from injuries as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq on August 21. Gadsden was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Thursday

Oct 21

Afghanistan

Airman Dies from Injuries Received in Helicopter Mishap

Airman 1st Class Jesse M. Samek, 21, of Rogers, Arkansas, died October 21 from injuries he received when an Air Force HH-60 helicopter aircraft crashed during a medical evacuation mission in Afghanistan. Samek was assigned to the 66th Rescue Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

Wednesday

Oct 20

Marine Killed in Al Anbar Province

Sgt. Douglas E. Bascom, 25, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died October 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, California.

Tuesday

Oct 19

Afghanistan

Soldier Killed in Vehicle Incident

Cpl. William M. Amundson, Jr., 21, of The Woodlands, Texas, died October 19, in Afghanistan when the vehicle in which he was riding rolled over. Amundson was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia.

Monday

Oct 18

Soldier Dies of Non-Combat Related Injuries

Spc. Andrew C. Ehrlich, 21, of Mesa, Arizona, died October 18, in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. Ehrlich was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany.

Saturday

Oct 16

Two Soldiers Killed in Helicopter Collision 

Two members of the 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii, died on October 16 in Baghdad, Iraq, when their OH-58D helicopter apparently collided with another OH-58D helicopter and crashed. Killed were: Capt. Christopher B. Johnson, 29, of Excelsior Springs, Missouri. Chief Warrant Officer William I. Brennan, 36, of Bethlehem, Connecticut.

Friday

Oct 15

Marine Killed by Enemy Action in Babil Province

Lance Cpl. Brian K. Schramm, 22, of Rochester, New York, died October 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, North Carolina.

Marine Dies from Wounds Received in Al Anbar Province

Cpl. William I. Salazar, 26, of Las Vegas, Nevada, died October 15 from wounds received as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Salazar was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 11st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Two Soldiers Killed in IED Attack in Karabilah

NH Guard Member Killed by IED in Mosul

Thursday

Oct 14

Soldier Dies from Enemy Fire in Baghdad

Spc. Josiah H. Vandertulip, 21, of Irving, Texas, died October 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.

Soldier Killed by IED in Baghdad

Pvt. 2 David L. Waters, 19, of Auburn, California, died October 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, New York.

Three Soldiers Killed by IED in Ar Ramadi

Three soldiers died on October 14, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their convoy.  

Two of three fatalities were members of the Army's 44th Engineer Battalion, Camp Howze, Korea.  They were:   Pfc. Mark A. Barbret, 22, of Shelby Township, Michigan. Staff Sgt. Omer T. Hawkins, II, 31, of Cherry Fork, Ohio.

Spc. Bradley S. Beard, 22, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina was the third soldier killed in the October 14 incident.  Beard was assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Red Cloud, Korea.

Afghanistan

Detonated IED Claims Two Soldiers on Patrol

Two members of the 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii died on October 14th, in Miam Do, Afghanistan when an improvised explosive device detonated near their dismounted patrol. Killed were:

Staff Sgt. Brian S. Hobbs, 28, of Mesa, Ariz.

Spc. Kyle Ka Eo Fernandez, 26, of Waipahu, Hawaii

Wednesday

Oct 13

Two Marines Die in Al Anbar Province

Two members of the the 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force were killed October 13, 2004.

Two members of the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force of Camp Pendleton, California died October 13 as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.  Killed were: 2nd Lt. Paul M. Felsberg, 27, of West Palm Beach, Florida. Lance Cpl. Victor A. Gonzalez, 19, of Watsonville, California.

Exploding IED Kills Soldier on Patrol in Baghdad

Spc. Jeremy F. Regnier, 22, of Littleton, New Hampshire, 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.

Soldier Dies from Injuries Sustained in IED Attack on October 12

Two Reservists Killed by IED in Mosul

Arkansas Guard Member Killed by IED

Spc. Ronald W. Baker, 34, of Cabot, Arkansas, 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, Arkansas.

Tuesday

Oct 12

Two Marines from Florida Killed in Al Anbar Province

Reservist Falls to Enemy Fire

Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Wyatt, 22, of Calendonia, Wisconsin, died on October 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, Illinois.

U.S. ARMY

Combat in Baghdad Claims Soldier

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.

Two Soldiers Killed by IED in Baghdad

Monday

Oct 11

Detonated IED Kills Two Soldiers in Mosul

Soldier Dies of Injuries Sustained in Enemy Attack

Pfc. Aaron J. Rusin, 19, of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, died October 11 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained on October 10 when his military vehicle came under fire from enemy forces.  Rusin was assigned to the 44th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea.

Two Soldiers Die in Attack on Camp

Sunday

Oct 10

Soldier Killed in Vehicle Incident

Pfc. James E. Prevete, 22, of Whitestone, New York, 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.

Soldier Killed in Baghdad by Detonated IED

Pvt. 2 Carson J. Ramsey, 22, of Winkelman, Arizona, 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.

Saturday

Oct 9

Enemy Action Claims Marine in Al Anbar Province

Pfc. Andrew Halverson, 19, of Grant, Wisconsin, died October 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, California.

Friday

Oct 8

Soldier Dies from Injuries Sustained in Oct 1st Attack

Sgt. Andrew W. Brown, 22, of Pleasant Mount, Pennsylvania, 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, Louisiana.

NC Guard Member Killed in Tikrit

Staff Sgt. Michael S. Voss, 35, of Aberdeen, North Carolina, died October 8 near Tikrit, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. Voss was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, Wilmington, North Carolina. Voss joined the U.S. Army in 1988 and transferred to the North Carolina Army National Guard in 1997.  During his military service, Voss participated in U.S. military operations in Panama in 1989 where he was wounded and received the Purple Heart as well as Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in 1990 and 1991.  Voss also held three Army Commendation Medals, four Army Achievement Medals and the Combat Infantryman Badge. Source: 24th Infantry Division Press Release

Thursday

Oct 7

Soldier Dies of Injuries Received in IED Attack

Spc. Morgen N. Jacobs, 20, of Santa Cruz, California, died October 7 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Aaliyah on October 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.

Wednesday

Oct 6

Soldier Killed by Enemy Forces in Ar Ramadi

Pvt. 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.

IL Guard Member Killed by Detonated IED

Spc. Jessica L. Cawvey, 21, of Normal, Illinois, died October 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, Illinois.

Tuesday

Oct 5

Soldier Dies From Injuries Sustained in IED Explosion

Staff Sgt. Richard L. Morgan, Jr., 38, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died Oct. 5 in Latfiyah, Iraq, of injuries sustained on October 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle. Morgan was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 660th Transportation Company, Cadiz, Ohio.

Sunday

Oct 3

Soldier Dies from Injuries Sustained in Vehicle Incident in August

Staff Sgt. James L. Pettaway, Jr., 37, of Baltimore, Maryland, died October 3 in Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of injuries sustained in Fallujah, Iraq, on August 27 when he was involved in a motor vehicle accident. Pettaway was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 223rd Transportation Company, Norristown, Pennsylvania.

Two Guard Members Killed in Taji

Sgt. Russell L. Collier, 48, of Harrison, Arkansas, died October 3 in Taji, Iraq.  His unit was conducting traffic control operations when enemy forces attacked using small arms fire.  Collier was assigned to 1st Battalion, 206th Field Artillery Regiment, Arkansas National Guard, Russellville, Arkansas.

Sgt. Christopher S. Potts, 38, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, died October 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, Rhode Island.

Friday

Oct 1

Soldier Killed by Sniper While on Operations

Sgt. Michael A. Uvanni, 27, of Rome, New York, died October 1 in Samarra, Iraq.  He was shot by a sniper while conducting combat operations.  Uvanni was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, Morrisonville, New York.

Soldier Killed by Small Arms Fire