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The following is a list of
U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan and Iraq in July
2008, as reported by the Department of Defense.
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Thursday
Jul 31 |
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Soldier Dies from Injuries in Auto Accident
Spc. Andre D. Mitchell,
25, of Elmont, New York, died July 31 in Mosul,
Iraq, of injuries sustained in a vehicle
accident. Mitchell was assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort
Hood, Texas. |
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Wednesday
Jul 30 |
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Soldier Dies from Injuries Received in Taji
Sgt. James A. McHale,
31, of Fairfield, Montana, died July 30 at the
National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda,
Maryland, of wounds suffered July 22 in Taji,
Iraq, when his vehicle encountered an improvised
explosive device. McHale was assigned to the
40th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany. |
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Friday
Jul 25 |
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Afghanistan
Soldier Dies from Non-Combat Related Incident
Spc.
Seteria L. Brown, 22, of Orlando,
Florida, died July 25 in Sharana, Afghanistan,
of injuries sustained in a non-combat related
incident. Brown was assigned to the 62nd
Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort
Hood Texas. |
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Monday
Jul 21 |
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Afghanistan
Marine Killed in Combat in Helmand Province
Pfc. Ivan I. Wilson,
22, of Clearlake, California, died July 21 while
supporting combat operations in Helmand
Province, Afghanistan. Wilson was assigned to
the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine
Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms, California. |
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Sunday
Jul 20 |
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Afghanistan
Enemy Attack Claims Soldier in Khost Province
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1st Lt. Nick A. Dewhirst,
25, of Onalaska, Wisconsin, died July 20 in the
Qalandar District of the Khost Province,
Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his convoy
came under attack by individuals using rocket
propelled grenades and small arms fire. Dewhirst
was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th
Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team,
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort
Campbell, Kentucky. Dewhirst joined the Army in
May 2006 and arrived at Fort Campbell in
June 2007. His awards and decorations
include: Army Achievement Medal;
National Defense Service Medal; Global
War on Terrorism Service Medal; Army
Service Ribbon; Air Assault Badge;
Parachutist Badge; Ranger Tab; Special
Operations Diver Badge; and Weapons
Qualification, M4, expert. Dewhirst is
survived by his parents. |
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Thursday
Jul 17 |
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Afghanistan
Marine Dies from Non-Hostile Incident
1st Lt. Jason D. Mann,
29, of Woodlynne, New Jersey, died July 17 from
a non-hostile incident in Helmand Province,
Afghanistan. Mann was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 6th Marines, 24th Marine
Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. |
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Wednesday
Jul 16 |
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Afghanistan
Soldier Dies from Non-Combat Related Incident
Pfc. Willington M. Rhoads,
23, of Las Vegas, Nevada, died July 16 in Bagram,
Afghanistan, of injuries suffered from a
non-combat related incident. Rhoads was assigned
to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion
(Airborne), Vicenza, Italy. |
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Tuesday
Jul 15 |
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Afghanistan
Soldier Dies of Injuries Received in
IED Blast
Staff Sgt. Jeremy D.
Vrooman, 28, of Sioux Falls, South
Dakota, died Jul 15 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds
suffered when an improvised explosive device
detonated while his unit was conducting combat
operations in Iraq. Vrooman was assigned to the
2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 2nd
Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored
Division, Vilseck, Germany. |
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Enemy Action Claims Marine in Al Anbar Province
Staff Sgt. Danny P. Dupre,
28, of Lockport, Louisiana, died July 15 from
wounds sustained while supporting combat
operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Dupre was
assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd
Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Soldier Dies of Injuries Sustained in Vehicle
Incident
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Staff Sgt. David W. Textor,
27, of Roanoke, Virginia, died July 15 in Mosul,
Iraq, of injuries suffered from a vehicle
incident. Textor was assigned to the 3rd
Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne),
Fort Lewis, Washington.
Textor is survived by his wife and their
five children; his father; his mother
and stepfather; and his five sisters.
Source: DoD and USASOC News Service. |
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Monday
Jul 14 |
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Sailor Succumbs to Injuries After Long Fight
Aviation Boatswain Mate
Third Class Petty Officer Daniel R. Verbeke,
25, of Exton, Pennsylvania, died July 14 in
Paoli, Pennsylvania of complications from
injuries he suffered in a flight deck accident
in December 2005 while serving aboard the USS
Theodore Roosevelt, CVN-71. |
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Sunday
Jul 13 |
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Afghanistan
Soldier Killed by IED while on Patrol
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Master Sgt. Mitchell W.
Young, 39, of Jonesboro, Georgia,
died on July 13 of wounds sustained when his
vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in
Kajaki Sofla, Afghanistan while conducting a
reconnaissance patrol. Young was a
Special Forces Operational
Detachment-Alpha team sergeant assigned to
Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group
Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He
was not involved in the battle that saw
nine U.S. service members killed in
Kunar Province. Young is survived by
his wife and his mother. Source:
DoD and USASOC News Service. |
Enemy Attack Claims Nine Solders
Nine members
of the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment
(Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team,
Vicenza, Italy died of wounds suffered when
their outpost was attacked by small arms fire
and rocket propelled grenades from enemy forces
in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13. Killed were:
Pfc. Sergio S. Abad,
21, of Morganfield, Kentucky.
Cpl. Jonathan R. Ayers,
24, of Snellville, Georgia.
Cpl. Jason M. Bogar,
25, of Seattle, Washington.
1st Lt. Jonathan P.
Brostrom, 24, of Hawaii.
Sgt. Israel Garcia,
24, of Long Beach, California.
Cpl. Jason D. Hovater,
24, of Clinton, Tennessee.
Cpl. Matthew B. Phillips,
27, of Jasper, Georgia.
Cpl. Pruitt A. Rainey,
22, of Haw River, North Carolina.
Cpl. Gunnar W. Zwilling,
20, of Florissant, Missouri.
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Marine Killed in a Non-Hostile Incident
Lance Cpl. Jeffery S.
Stevenson, 20, of Newton, New Jersey,
died July 13 from a non-hostile incident in Al
Anbar Province, Iraq. Stevenson was assigned to
the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine
Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton, California. |
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Friday
Jul 11 |
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Army Announces Change in Status of Missing
Soldiers
The
Department of Defense announced the deaths of
two soldiers previously listed as
"Missing-Captured" while supporting Operation
Iraqi Freedom. On July 10, the Armed Forces
Medical Examiner positively identified human
remains recovered in Iraq July 9 to be those of
two soldiers who had been previously listed as
"Missing-Captured."
They were:
Pfc. Byron J. Fouty,
19 at the time of his capture, of Waterford,
Michigan.
Sgt. Alex R. Jimenez,
25 at the time of his capture, of Lawrence,
Massachusetts.
Jimenez and
Fouty were part of a patrol that was ambushed by
enemy forces south of Baghdad on May 12,
2007. They were assigned to the 4th Battalion,
31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,
10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort
Drum, New York. Previously announced by the
Department of Defense was Pfc. Joseph J. Anzack,
Jr., 20, of Torrance, California, who was also
killed in the attack. |
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Thursday
Jul 10 |
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Afghanistan
Two Guam
Guard Members Killed by IED
Two National
Guard members assigned to 1st Battalion, 294th
Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard,
Barrigada, Guam, died July 10 in Babo Kheyl,
Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when their
vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive
device. Killed were:
Spc.
Brian S. Leon Guerrero, 34, of
Hagatna, Guam.
Spc.
Samson A. Mora, 28, of Dededo, Guam. |
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Wednesday
Jul 9 |
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Soldier Dies of Injuries Received in Samarra
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Sgt. 1st Class Steven
J. Chevalier, 35, of Flint, Michigan,
died July 9 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered
in Samarra, Iraq, when his patrol vehicle was
struck by a grenade. Chevalier was assigned to
the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st
Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Chevalier joined the Army in April 1994 and
arrived at Fort Campbell in May 2007. His awards
and decorations include: Meritorious Service
Medal; Army Commendation Medal (6 awards); Army
Achievement Medal (6 awards), Valorous Unit
Award; Meritorious Unit Commendation; Army Good
Conduct Medal (4 awards); National Defense
Service Medal (2 awards); Korean Defense Medal;
Afghanistan Campaign Medal; Global War on
Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; Global War on
Terrorism Service Medal; Humanitarian Service
Medal; Noncommissioned Officers Professional
Development Ribbon (3 awards); Army Service
Ribbon; Overseas Ribbon (3 awards); Combat
Infantry Badge; Expert Infantry Badge;
Parachutist Badge; Driver and Mechanic Badge;
and Weapons Qualification, M4, expert. Chevalier
is survived by his wife, and two daughters; and
by his mother. |
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Tuesday
Jul 8 |
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Afghanistan
Soldier Dies of IED Blast While on Patrol
Sgt. Douglas J. Bull,
29, of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, died July 8
at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, of wounds
suffered in Chow Kay Valley, Afghanistan, when
his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive
device during a mounted patrol. Bull was
assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd
Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort
Hood, Texas. |
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IED Claims Soldier in Baghdad
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Spc. William L. McMillan
III, 22, of Lexington, Kentucky, died
July 8 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when
his patrol was struck by an improvised explosive
device. McMillan was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker
Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division,
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. |
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Saturday
Jul 5 |
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AR Guard Member Dies of Injuries in a Non-Combat
Incident
Sgt. 1st Class Anthony
L. Woodham, 37, of Rogers, Arkansas,
died on July 5 of injuries suffered in a
non-combat incident at Camp Adder, Tallil, Iraq.
Woodham was assigned to the 39th Brigade Support
Battalion, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team,
Arkansas Army National Guard, Heber Springs,
Arkansas. |
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Friday
Jul 4 |
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Afghanistan
Soldier Dies from a Non-Hostile Incident
1st Lt. Daniel Farkas,
42, of Brooklyn, New York, died on July 4 of
injuries suffered from a non-hostile incident in
Kabul, Afghanistan (Camp Phoenix). Farkas was
assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat
Team, Syracuse, New York. |
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Wednesday
Jul 2 |
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Afghanistan
Soldier Dies of Injuries Received in
IED Blast
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Spc. Estell L. Turner,
43, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died July 2 at
the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda,
Maryland, of wounds suffered on June 28 in
Malikheyl, Afghanistan, when his vehicle
encountered an improvised explosive
device. Turner was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade
Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air
Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Turner
entered the Army in May 2004 and arrived at Fort
Campbell in June 2007. His awards and
decorations include: Army Good Conduct Medal;
National Defense Service Medal; Afghanistan
Campaign; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal;
Army Service Ribbon; Army Overseas Ribbon;
Weapons Qualification, M4, expert; Marksmanship
Qualification Badge; Marksman with Recoilless
Rifle. Turner is survived by his wife, their
daughter; and his mother. |
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Soldier Dies of Injuries Received in
IED Blast
Staff Sgt. Faoa L. Apineru,
31, of Yorba Linda, California, died July 2,
2007, from wounds sustained while supporting
combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
Apineru was assigned to Headquarters Company,
23rd Marines, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces
Reserve. Staff Sgt. Apineru was wounded on May
15, 2005. After his death on July 2, 2007, the
initial medical examiner concluded that Apineru
did not die from injuries sustained during his
deployment, but a subsequent opinion by the
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology indicated
that his death was a result of his injuries
sustained in Iraq.
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