U.S. Casualties - Operation Iraqi Freedom
May 2005
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| Monthly Summaries |
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| Total Casualties- 80 |
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| Service Member |
Age |
Date |
Unit |
Details |
| Spc. Derrick J. Lutters |
24 |
01 May 2005 |
Army National Guard's 891st Engineer Brigade |
DoD Release: Died May 1 along a supply route in Iraq when a VBIED detonated while his unit was inspecting a bridge for enemy tampering |
| Sgt. John E. McGee |
36 |
02 May 2005 |
Army National Guard?s 2101st Transportation Co., assigned to 1st COSCOM |
Killed when an IED detonated near vehicle during a combat logistics patrol south of Baghdad IAP at approximately 9:45 p.m. May 2, 2005 / DoD Release: Died May 2 near Diwaniyah, Iraq, when an IED detonated near his convoy vehicle |
| Maj. John C. Spahr |
42 |
02 May 2005 |
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, MAG 11, 3rd MAW, embarked aboard the U.S.S. Carl Vinson |
Killed when aircraft was lost at approximately 10:10 p.m. May 2 / DoD Release: Died May 2 from injuries received when the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft he was piloting apparently crashed in Iraq |
| Capt. Kelly C. Hinz |
30 |
02 May 2005 |
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, MAG 11, 3rd MAW, embarked aboard the U.S.S. Carl Vinson |
Died May 2 from injuries received when the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft he was piloting crashed in Iraq while flying in support of OIF |
| Staff Sgt. Tommy S. Little |
47 |
02 May 2005 |
2nd Bn, 114th Field Artillery |
DoD Release: Died May 2 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of injuries sustained on April 19 near Iskandariyah, Iraq, when an IED detonated near his HMMWV |
| Sgt. Stephen P. Saxton |
24 |
03 May 2005 |
3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, TF Baghdad |
Died when vehicle was struck by roadside bombs / DoD Release: Died May 3 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit was conducting a route security mission and an IED detonated near his HMMWV |
| Staff Sgt. William J. Brooks |
30 |
03 May 2005 |
1st Bn, 64th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, TF Baghdad |
Died when vehicle was struck by roadside bombs / DoD Release: Died May 3 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit was conducting a route security mission and an IED detonated near his HMMWV |
| Lance Cpl. Michael V. Postal |
21 |
07 May 2005 |
3rd Bn, 8th Marine, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward) |
Died as the result of injuries received from the detonation of an IED May 7 during combat operations in Al Karmah, Iraq |
| Sgt. Aaron N. Cepeda Sr. |
22 |
07 May 2005 |
Marine Forces Reserve?s 3rd Bn, 25th Marine, 4th MARDIV, attached to 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward) |
Killed during a May 7 engagement with a number of terrorists who had used a civilian hospital in Hadithah to conduct an attack on coalition forces / DoD Release: Died from explosions |
| Lance Cpl. Lance T. Graham |
26 |
07 May 2005 |
Marine Forces Reserve?s 3rd Bn, 25th Marine, 4th MARDIV, attached to 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward) |
Killed during a May 7 engagement with a number of terrorists who had used a civilian hospital in Hadithah to conduct an attack on coalition forces / DoD Release: Died from explosions |
| Sgt. Michael A. Marzano |
28 |
07 May 2005 |
Marine Forces Reserve?s 3rd Bn, 25th Marine, 4th MARDIV attached to 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward) |
Killed during a May 7 engagement with a number of terrorists who had used a civilian hospital in Hadithah to conduct an attack on coalition forces / DOD Release: died May 7 as the result of an explosion caused by suicide VBIED |
| Petty Officer Third Class Jeffery L. Wiener |
32 |
07 May 2005 |
Navy hospital corpsman assigned to II MEF |
Killed during a May 7 engagement with a number of terrorists who had used a civilian hospital in Hadithah to conduct an attack on coalition forces / |
| Sgt. Gary A. Eckert Jr. |
24 |
08 May 2005 |
Army Reserve's 983rd Engineer Bn, TF Liberty |
Killed when an IED detonated next to his combat logistics patrol near Samarra at about 2:30 p.m., May 8 / DoD Release: Died in Balad, Iraq, from injuries sustained earlier that day in Samarra |
| Spec. Steven R. Givens |
26 |
08 May 2005 |
1st Bn, 15th Infantry, 3d BDE, 3d Infantry Division, TF Liberty |
Killed by small arms fire near Samarra at about 2:30 p.m. on May 8 / DoD Release: Died May 8 in Balad, Iraq, from injuries sustained from enemy small arms fire |
| Cpl. Dustin A. Derga |
24 |
08 May 2005 |
Marine Forces Reserve?s 3rd Bn, 25th Marine, 4th MARDIV attached to 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward) |
Killed May 8 during combat operations in Ubaydi, Iraq / DoD Release: Died May 8 as the result of enemy small arms fire |
| Lance Cpl. Lawrence R. Philippon |
22 |
08 May 2005 |
3rd Bn, 2nd Marine, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward) |
Killed May 8 during combat operations in Al Qaim, Iraq / DoD Release: Died May 8 from enemy small-arms fire |
| Staff Sgt. Thor H. Ingraham |
24 |
08 May 2005 |
1st Bn, 506th Infantry, 2nd BCT, 2nd Infantry Division assigned to 2nd BCT, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward) |
Killed by the detonation of an IED during combat operations near Khalidiyah, Iraq / DoD Release: IED detonated near their HMMWV / Initial CENTCOM Release reported he had died on May 9, 2005 |
| Pfc. Nicolas E. Messmer |
20 |
08 May 2005 |
1st Bn, 506th Infantry, 2nd BCT, 2nd Infantry Division assigned to 2nd BCT, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward) |
Killed by the detonation of an IED during combat operations near Khalidiyah, Iraq / DoD Release: IED detonated near their HMMWV / Initial CENTCOM Release reported he had died on May 9, 2005 |
| U/I pending notification of next-of-kin |
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09 May 2005 |
Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward) |
Killed May 9 by enemy small-arms fire near Al Qaim, Iraq |
| Pfc. Stephen P. Baldwyn |
19 |
09 May 2005 |
3rd Bn, 8th Marine, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward) |
Died May 9 from injuries received from an IED during combat operations in Nasser Wa Salaam, Iraq |
| Lance Cpl. Taylor B. Prazynski |
20 |
09 May 2005 |
3rd Bn, 8th Marine, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward) |
Died May 9 from injuries received from an indirect fire explosion during combat operations in Al Karmah, Iraq |
| Lance Cpl. Marcus Mahdee |
20 |
09 May 2005 |
3rd Bn, 8th Marine, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward) |
DoD Release: Died May 9 as a result of wounds received from an enemy explosion while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Al Karmah, Iraq |
| 1st Sgt. Michael J. Bordelon |
37 |
10 May 2005 |
1st Bn, 24th Infantry, 1st BDE, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker BCT) |
DoD Release: Died May 10 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, from injuries sustained April 23 in Mosul, Iraq, when a VBIED detonated near his Stryker military vehicle |
| Staff Sgt. Kendall H. Ivy II |
28 |
11 May 2005 |
Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward) |
Killed 11 May when amphibious assault vehicle struck an explosive device in Al Qa?im during Operation Matador / DoD Release: Killed from an explosion in Karabilah, Iraq |
| U/I pending notification of next-of-kin |
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11 May 2005 |
Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward) |
Killed 11 May when amphibious assault vehicle struck an explosive device in Al Qa?im during Operation Matador |
| Lance Cpl. Wesley G. Davids |
20 |
11 May 2005 |
3rd Bn, 25th Marines, 4th MARDIV |
DoD Release: Died May 11 from an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Karabilah, Iraq |
| Lance Cpl. John T. Schmidt III |
21 |
11 May 2005 |
3rd Bn, 8th Marine, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF, which during OIF, was attached to 1st MARDIV, I MEF |
DoD Release: Died May 11 from wounds received as a result of an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on Jan. 30 |
| Staff Sgt. Samuel T. Castle |
26 |
11 May 2005 |
327th Signal Bn, 35th Signal Brigade |
DoD Release: Died May 11 in Al Asad, Iraq, from injuries sustained from an IED detonation |
| Pfc. Christopher R. Dixon |
18 |
11 May 2005 |
Marine Forces Reserve?s 3rd Bn, 25th Marine, 4th MARDIV, assigned to Regimental Combat Team-2, 2nd MARDIV |
Killed in action May 11 when the assault amphibian he rode struck an explosive device during Operation Matador near Karabilah |
| Lance Cpl. Nicholas B. Erdy |
21 |
11 May 2005 |
Marine Forces Reserve?s 3rd Bn, 25th Marine, 4th MARDIV, assigned to Regimental Combat Team-2, 2nd MARDIV |
Killed in action May 11 when the assault amphibian he rode struck an explosive device during Operation Matador near Karabilah |
| Lance Cpl. Jonathan W. Grant |
23 |
11 May 2005 |
Marine Forces Reserve?s 4th Reconnaissance Bn, 4th MARDIV, assigned to Regimental Combat Team-2, 2nd MARDIV |
Killed in action May 11 when the assault amphibian he rode struck an explosive device during Operation Matador near Karabilah |
| Lance Cpl. Jourdan L. Grez |
24 |
11 May 2005 |
Marine Forces Reserve?s 4th Combat Engineer Bn, 4th MARDIV, assigned to Regimental Combat Team-2, 2nd MARDIV |
Killed in action May 11 when the assault amphibian he rode struck an explosive device during Operation Matador near Karabilah |
| U/I pending notification of next-of-kin |
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12 May 2005 |
155th Brigade Combat Team, II MEF (Forward) |
Died May 12 when an IED detonated near the soldier's vehicle during combat operations about nine miles east of Musayib |
| Sgt. Andrew R. Jodon |
27 |
12 May 2005 |
3rd Bn, 69th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, TF Liberty |
Killed when an IED detonated next to their combat patrol near Samarra at about 2:45 p.m., May 12 |
| Pfc. Kenneth E. Zeigler II |
22 |
12 May 2005 |
1st Bn, 64th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, TF Baghdad |
Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in east Baghdad at approximately 1:00 p.m., May 12 |
| Sgt. John M. Smith |
22 |
12 May 2005 |
2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment |
DoD Release: Died May 12 in Iskandariyah, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an IED detonated near his vehicle |
| Pfc. Travis W. Anderson |
28 |
13 May 2005 |
2nd Bn, 7th Infantry, 1st BDE, 3rd Infantry Division, TF Liberty |
Killed when a VBIED detonated next to their combat patrol near Bayji at about 3:00 p.m. May 13 |
| Sgt. Charles C. Gillican, III |
35 |
14 May 2005 |
1st Bn, 118th Field Artillery, 48th Infantry Brigade |
DoD Release: Died May 14 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, from injuries sustained in a military vehicle accident |
| Sgt Jacob M. Simpson |
24 |
16 May 2005 |
2d Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment |
DoD Release: Died in Tal Afar, Iraq, when an RPG struck the building he was securing |
| Pfc. Wesley R. Riggs |
19 |
17 May 2005 |
2d Bn, 7th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division, TF Liberty |
Killed when an IED detonated next to his combat patrol about 30km south of Tikrit at about 7:00 a.m., May 17 / DoD Release: IED detonated near his dismounted position |
| Sgt. Antwan L. Walker |
22 |
18 May 2005 |
2nd Forward Support Bn, 2nd Infantry Division, assigned to the 2nd BCT, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward) |
Killed May 18 during an indirect fire attack on FOB Ramadi |
| Pfc. Wyatt D. Eisenhauer |
26 |
19 May 2005 |
2nd Bn, 70th Armor, 3rd BDE, 1st Armored Division, TF Baghdad |
Died May 19 en route to a military hospital at approximately 11:45 a.m. from wounds suffered when his convoy struck a roadside bomb in southeast Baghdad / DoD Release: Died May 19 in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on an escort mission in a HMMWV when an IED detonated on a bridge |
| Spec. Bernard L. Sembly |
25 |
19 May 2005 |
1st Bn, 156th Armor, 256th Brigade Combat Team, TF Baghdad |
Died May 19 at approximately 5:40 p.m. from wounds suffered when their convoy was fired upon by terrorists in another vehicle in central Baghdad |
| Sgt. Robin V. Fell |
22 |
19 May 2005 |
1st Bn, 156th Armor, 256th Brigade Combat Team, TF Baghdad |
Died May 19 at approximately 5:40 p.m. from wounds suffered when their convoy was fired upon by terrorists in another vehicle in central Baghdad |
| Sgt. Brad A. Wentz |
21 |
20 May 2005 |
Army Reserve's 180th Transportation Company, assigned to 1st COSCOM |
Killed in a vehicular accident following an IED attack during a combat logistic patrol north of Taji at approximately midnight May 20 / DoD Release: Died May 20 on a main supply route in Iraq when his convoy came under attack by enemy forces |
| Sgt. Kurt D. Schamberg |
26 |
20 May 2005 |
2nd Bn, 14th Infantry, 2nd BDE, 10th Mountain Division |
DoD Release: Died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an IED detonated near his HMMWV |
| Sgt. Benjamin C. Morton |
24 |
22 May 2005 |
1st Bn, 24th Infantry, 1st BDE, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker BCT), TF Freedom |
Killed in terrorist attack in Mosul May 22 / DoD Release: Died May 22, in Mosul, Iraq, when his dismounted patrol encountered enemy small arms fire |
| 1st Lt. Aaron N. Seesan |
25 |
22 May 2005 |
73rd Engineer Company, TF Freedom |
Killed in terrorist attack in Mosul May 22 / DoD Release: Died from injuries sustained when an IED detonated near their HMMWV |
| Spc. Tyler L. Creamean |
21 |
22 May 2005 |
73rd Engineer Company, TF Freedom |
Killed in terrorist attack in Mosul May 22 / DoD Release: Died from injuries sustained when an IED detonated near their HMMWV |
| Sgt. Carl J. Morgain |
40 |
22 May 2005 |
Army National Guard's 1st Bn, 112th Infantry, TF Liberty |
Died of wounds sustained in an attack at 10:00 a.m., May 22 when a VBIED was detonated near a combat patrol, just north of Tikrit / DoD Release: Died May 22, in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Kadasia, Iraq, when a VBEID detonated near his HMMWV |
| Sgt. John B. Ogburn III |
45 |
22 May 2005 |
Army National Guard's 3rd Bn, 116th Armored Cavalry Regiment, TF Liberty |
Died of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident near Kirkuk at about 2:30 p.m., May 22 / DoD Release: Died May 22, in Kirkuk, Iraq, when his HMMWV overturned after the driver avoided striking a civilian vehicle |
| Sgt. Kenneth J. Schall |
22 |
22 May 2005 |
2nd Bn, 70th Armor, 3rd BDE, 1st Armored Division |
DoD Release: Died May 22, in Yusafiyah, Iraq, when the HMMWV in which he was riding was involved in an accident |
| Sgt. Charles T. Wilkerson |
30 |
22 May 2005 |
3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment |
DoD Release: Died May 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an unknown ordnance detonated near his tent |
| Spec. Bryan Edward Barron |
26 |
23 May 2005 |
Army National Guard's C Company, 1st Bn, 155th Infantry 155th BCT, II MEF (Forward) |
Killed when an IED detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Haswa, Iraq [~30 miles south of Baghdad] |
| Spec. Audrey Daron Lunsford |
29 |
23 May 2005 |
Army National Guard's HHC, 1st Bn, 155th Infantry 155th BCT, II MEF (Forward) |
Killed when an IED detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Haswa, Iraq [~30 miles south of Baghdad] |
| Staff Sgt. Saburant Parker |
43 |
23 May 2005 |
Army National Guard's C Company, 1st Bn, 155th Infantry 155th BCT, II MEF (Forward) |
Killed when an IED detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Haswa, Iraq [~30 miles south of Baghdad] |
| Sgt. Daniel Ryan Varnado |
23 |
23 May 2005 |
Army National Guard's C Company, 1st Bn, 155th Infantry 155th BCT, II MEF (Forward) |
Killed when an IED detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Haswa, Iraq [~30 miles south of Baghdad] |
| Spc. Joshua T. Brazee |
25 |
23 May 2005 |
1st Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment |
DoD Release: Died May 23, in Al Qaim, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries |
| Sgt. Christopher S. Perez |
30 |
23 May 2005 |
Headquarters and Service Bn, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward) |
Killed May 23 during an indirect fire attack on Camp Blue Diamond, Ramadi, Iraq |
| Staff Sgt. Russell J. Verdugo |
34 |
23 May 2005 |
767th Ordnance Company |
DoD Release: Died May 23, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an IED detonated as he was responding to a report of an IED |
| Sgt. Charles A. Drier |
28 |
24 May 2005 |
1st Bn, 76th Field Artillery, 4th BCT, 3rd Infantry Division, TF Baghdad |
Killed May 24 in central Baghdad when a VBIED exploded near his convoy at 1:30 p.m. |
| Spec. Dustin C. Fisher |
22 |
24 May 2005 |
1st Bn, 76th Field Artillery, 4th BCT, 3rd Infantry Division, TF Baghdad |
Killed May 24 in central Baghdad when a VBIED exploded near his convoy at 1:30 p.m. |
| Pfc. Jeffrey R. Wallace |
20 |
24 May 2005 |
1st Bn, 76th Field Artillery, 4th BCT, 3rd Infantry Division, TF Baghdad |
Killed May 24 in central Baghdad when a VBIED exploded near his convoy at 1:30 p.m. |
| Sgt. 1st Class Peter J. Hahn |
31 |
24 May 2005 |
Army National Guard's 2nd Bn, 156th Infantry, 256th BCT, TF Baghdad |
Shot May 24 at an observation post was shot in a drive-by shooting around 2 p.m. |
| Sgt. First Class Randy D. Collins |
36 |
24 May 2005 |
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment |
DoD Release: Died May 24 at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained in Mosul, Iraq, May 4 during a mortar attack |
| Sgt. Alfred B. Siler |
33 |
25 May 2005 |
Army National Guard's Support Squadron, 278th Regimental Combat Team, TF Liberty |
Died of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident near Tuz at about 1:30 p.m., May 25 / DoD Release: His HMMWV hit another vehicle |
| Sgt. David N. Wimberg |
24 |
25 May 2005 |
Marine Forces Reserve?s 3rd Bn, 25th Marine, 4th MARDIV, attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward) |
Killed May 25 by enemy small-arms fire Hadithah during Operation New Market |
| CW4 Matthew Scott Lourey |
40 |
26 May 2005 |
1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 82nd Airborne Division, TF Liberty |
Killed when their helicopter crashed near Buqubah May 26 / DoD Release: Died on May 27 from injuries sustained on May 26 in Buhriz, Iraq, when their OH-58 (Kiowa Warrior) came under small arms attack and crashed |
| CW2 Joshua Michael Scott |
28 |
26 May 2005 |
1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 82nd Airborne Division, TF Liberty |
Killed when their helicopter crashed near Buqubah May 26 / DoD Release: Died on May 27 from injuries sustained on May 26 in Buhriz, Iraq, when their OH-58 (Kiowa Warrior) came under small arms attack and crashed |
| Maj. Ricardo A. Crocker |
39 |
26 May 2005 |
Marine Forces Reserve?s 5th Civil Affairs Group, attached for OIF to II MEF (Forward) |
Killed May 26 by a RPG explosion during Operation New Market, a combat operation in Hadithah |
| Sgt. Mark A. Maida |
22 |
27 May 2005 |
2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 155th BCT, II MEF (Forward) |
Died May 27 from wounds sustained when an IED detonated near his vehicle during combat operations May 26 near Diyara, Iraq |
| First Sgt. Michael S. Barnhill |
39 |
28 May 2005 |
Marine Forces Reserve?s 6th Engineer Support Bn, 4th FSSG, attached for OIF to 2nd FSSG, II MEF (Forward) |
Killed when the vehicle he was riding in struck an improvised explosive device about 6 miles from Haqlaniyah, Iraq on May 28 |
| Spc. Phillip N. Sayles |
26 |
28 May 2005 |
1st Bn, 24th Infantry, 1st BDE, 25th Infantry Division |
DoD Release: Died May 28 in Mosul, Iraq, when an IED detonated near his security position |
| Lt. Col. Albert E. Smart |
41 |
28 May 2005 |
Army Reserve's 321st Civil Affairs Brigade |
DoD Release: Died May 28 in Doha, Qatar, of a non-combat related illness |
| Staff Sgt. Victor M. Cortes III |
29 |
29 May 2005 |
703rd Forward Support Bn, 3rd Infantry Division |
DoD Release: Died May 29 in Baghdad, Iraq of non-combat-related injuries |
| Maj. William Downs |
40 |
30 May 2005 |
6th Special Operations Squadron |
Killed May 30 when an Iraqi Air Force Comp Air 7SL aircraft crashed in eastern Diyala province during an operational mission |
| Capt. Jeremy Fresques |
26 |
30 May 2005 |
23rd Special Tactics Squadron |
Killed May 30 when an Iraqi Air Force Comp Air 7SL aircraft crashed in eastern Diyala province during an operational mission |
| Capt. Derek Argel |
28 |
30 May 2005 |
23rd Special Tactics Squadron |
Killed May 30 when an Iraqi Air Force Comp Air 7SL aircraft crashed in eastern Diyala province during an operational mission |
| Staff Sgt. Casey Crate |
26 |
30 May 2005 |
23rd Special Tactics Squadron |
Killed May 30 when an Iraqi Air Force Comp Air 7SL aircraft crashed in eastern Diyala province during an operational mission |
| Cpl. Jeffrey B. Starr |
2 |
30 May 2005 |
1st B, 5th Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF attached for OIF to 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward) |
DoD Release: Died May 30 from small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Ar Ramadi, Iraq |
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