U.S. Casualties — May 2003
U.S. Casualties - Operation Iraqi Freedom May 2005.
U.S. Casualties - Operation Iraqi Freedom May 2005.
Spc. Derrick J. Lutters.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Died May 9 from injuries received from an IED during combat operations in Nasser Wa Salaam, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Taylor B. Prazynski.
Died May 9 from injuries received from an indirect fire explosion during combat operations in Al Karmah, Iraq.
Lance Cpl. Marcus Mahdee.
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.
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.
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.
Killed 11 May when amphibious assault vehicle struck an explosive device in Al Qa?im during Operation Matador.
Lance Cpl. Wesley G. Davids.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2d Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment.
DoD Release: Died in Tal Afar, Iraq, when an RPG struck the building he was securing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment.
DoD Release: Died May 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an unknown ordnance detonated near his tent.
Spec. Bryan Edward Barron.
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.
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.
Killed when an IED detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Haswa, Iraq [~30 miles south of Baghdad].
Sgt. Daniel Ryan Varnado.
Killed when an IED detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Haswa, Iraq [~30 miles south of Baghdad].
1st Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment.
DoD Release: Died May 23, in Al Qaim, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries.
Sgt. Christopher S. Perez.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
703rd Forward Support Bn, 3rd Infantry Division.
DoD Release: Died May 29 in Baghdad, Iraq of non-combat-related injuries.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.