Posted on 03/27/2003 1:11:53 PM PST by StAthanasiustheGreat
I am doing a Prayer Service at my Church, we are going to read the names of the fallen, I can get the names of the American dead, but does anyone have the names of the British fallen and those from other countries. Thank You.
Following is the official list of American servicemen killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom as of 3 p.m. Thursday:Navy Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams, 27, of La Mesa, Calif. Killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided over international waters March 22. Assigned as an exchange officer with the Royal Navy's 849 Squadron since October 2002.
Spc. Jamaal R. Addison, 22, of Roswell, Ga. Killed when ambushed by enemy forces in Iraq March 23. Assigned to the 507th Ordnance Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Maj. Jay Thomas Aubin, 36, of Waterville, Maine. Killed in a CH-46E helicopter crash on March 20 in Kuwait. Assigned to the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron --1, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz.
Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre, 30, of Bloomington, Ill. Killed in a CH-46E helicopter crash on March 20 in Kuwait. Assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron -- 268, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Sgt. Michael E. Bitz, 31, of Ventura, Calif. Killed in action March 23 in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 2nd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Lance Cpl. Brian Rory Buesing, 20, of Cedar Key, Fla. Killed in action March 23 in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
2nd Lt. Therrel S. Childers, 30, of Harrison County, Miss. Killed in action on March 21 in southern Iraq. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Lance Cpl. David K. Fribley, 26, of Fort Myers, Fla. Killed in action March 23 in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Cpl. Jose A. Garibay, 21, of Orange, Calif. Killed in action March 23 in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzalez, 20, of Los Angeles. Killed in action March 23 in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez, 22, of Los Angeles. Killed in action on March 21 in Southern Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Sgt. Nicolas M. Hodson, 22, of Smithville, Mo. Killed in a vehicle accident in Iraq on March 24. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Cpl. Evan James, 20, La Harpe, Ill. Drowned while trying to cross the Saddam Canal in southeastern Iraq on March 24. Reservist with the Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center, Peoria, Ill.
Pfc. Howard Johnson II, 21, of Mobile, Ala. Killed when ambushed by enemy forces in Iraq March 23. Assigned to the 507th Ordnance Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Hospital Corpsman Third Class Michael Vann Johnson, Jr., 25, of Little Rock, Ark. Killed in action March 25 in Iraq. Assigned to Naval Medical Center, Third Marine Division Detachment, San Diego.
Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Jordan, 42, of Enfield, Conn. Killed in action March 23 in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy, 25, of Houston. Killed in a CH-46E helicopter crash on March 20 in Kuwait. Assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron — 268, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Marine Sgt. Brad Korthaus, 29, of Davenport, Iowa. Drowned while trying to cross the Saddam Canal in southeastern Iraq on March 24. Assigned to Engineering Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Peoria, Ill.
Lance Cpl. Eric J. Orlowski, 26, of Buffalo, N.Y. Killed by an accidental discharge of a .50 cal machine gun in Iraq. Assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
2nd Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney Jr., 31, Nye, Nev. Killed in action March 23 in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Cpl. Randal Kent Rosacker, 21, San Diego. Killed in action March 23 in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Army Spc. Gregory P. Sanders, 19, of Hobart, Ind. Killed in action March 24 in Iraq. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Army Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert, 27, of Williams Township, Pa. Killed by a grenade while sleeping in a tent at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait, on March 22. Assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Air National Guard Maj. Gregory Stone, 40, of Boise, Idaho. Died on March 25 from wounds received by a grenade in a tent at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait, on March 22. Assigned to the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, Boise, Idaho.
Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum, 22, of Thornton, Colo. Killed in action March 23 in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Army Reserve Spc. Brandon S. Tobler, 19, of Portland, Ore. Killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident March 22 in Iraq. Assigned to the 671st Engineer Brigade, Portland, Ore.
Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Watersbey, 29, of Baltimore. Killed in a CH-46E helicopter crash on March 20 in Kuwait. Assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
TRIBUTS were paid yesterday to British servicemen killed in the Gulf as the names of more victims of the conflict were released.
Lieutenants James Williams, 28, Philip West, 32, and Antony King, 35, were among six Royal Navy officers killed when two Sea King helicopters collided at the weekend.
A fourth officer from the same base - Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, near Helston, west Cornwall - who also died in the accident was named in reports as 31-year-old Philip Green.
The Ministry of Defence also released the names of the two RAF servicemen killed by "friendly fire" when their Tornado was downed by a US Patriot missile battery near the Kuwaiti border.
Flight Lieutenant Kevin Main, a pilot, and Flight Lieutenant Dave Williams, a navigator, both of 9 Squadron, died as they were returning from an operational mission over Iraq on Sunday.
Sergeant Steven Roberts, 33, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, became the first British combat victim after being shot while trying to calm civilian rioting at Al Zubayr on Sunday.
Yesterday his widow, Samantha Roberts, paid tribute to her "unique" husband, describing him as an "outgoing and sociable" man who was loved by all he met.
The British death toll since the conflict started last Thursday currently stands at 18 - 16 in accidents and two killed in combat. In addition, two British soldiers are still missing after their Land Rover was ambushed on Sunday by Iraqi forces with a rocket-propelled grenade in Al Zubayr.
U.S. and British casualties from the war. U.S. troops: 26 dead, seven captured, eight missing. British troops: 22 dead; some names not released.
Sources: U.S. and British military and family members.
DEATHS:
March 25:
Air Force Maj. Gregory Stone, 40, Boise, Idaho, grenade attack
March 24:
Marine Cpl. Evan James, 20, La Harpe, Ill., drowned in canal
Marine Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus, 29, Davenport, Iowa, drowned in canal
Army Spc. Gregory P. Sanders, 19, Hobart, Ind., combat
March 23:
Army Spc. Jamaal R. Addison, 22, Roswell, Ga., combat
Marine Sgt. Michael E. Bitz, 31, Ventura, Calif., combat
Marine Lance Cpl. Brian Rory Buesing, 20, Cedar Key, Fla., combat
Marine Lance Cpl. David K. Fribley, 26, Fort Myers, Fla., combat
Marine Cpl. Jose A. Garibay, 21, Costa Mesa, Calif., combat
Marine Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzalez, 20, Los Angeles, combat
Army Pfc. Howard Johnson II, 21, Mobile, Ala., combat
Marine Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Jordan, 42, Enfield, Conn., combat
Marine 2nd Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney Jr., 31, Tonopah, Nev., combat
Marine Cpl. Randal Kent Rosacker, 21, San Diego, combat
Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum, 22, Thornton, Colo., combat
March 22:
Navy Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams, 27, La Mesa, Calif., helicopter collision
Marine Lance Cpl. Eric J. Orlowski, 26, Buffalo, N.Y., machine gun accident
Army Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert, 27, Easton, Pa., grenade attack
Army Reserve Spc. Brandon S. Tobler, 19, Portland, Ore., vehicle accident
March 21:
Marine Maj. Jay Thomas Aubin, 36, Waterville, Maine, helicopter crash
Marine Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre, 30, Bloomington, Ill., helicopter crash
Marine 2nd Lt. Therrel S. Childers, 30, Harrison County, Miss., combat
Marine Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez, 22, Los Angeles, combat
Marine Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy, 25, Houston, helicopter crash
Marine Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Waters-Bey, 29, Baltimore, helicopter crash
Date not given:
Marine Sgt. Nicolas M. Hodson, 22, Smithville, Mo., vehicle accident
CAPTURED:
March 24:
Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ronald D. Young Jr., 26, Lithia Springs, Ga.
Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 David S. Williams, 30, Orlando, Fla.
March 23:
Army Spc. Edgar Hernandez, 21, Mission, Texas
Army Spc. Joseph Hudson, 23, Alamogordo, N.M.
Army Spc. Shoshana Johnson, 30, Fort Bliss, Texas
Army Pfc. Patrick Miller, 23, Park City, Kan.
Army Sgt. James Riley, 31, Pennsauken; N.J.
MISSING:
March 23:
Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch, 19, Palestine, W.Va.
Army Spc. James Kiehl, 22, Comfort, Texas
Army Pvt. Brandon Sloan, 19, Bedford Heights, Ohio
Army Pfc. Lori Piestewa, 22, Tuba City, Ariz.
Army Sgt. Donald Walters, 33, Salem, Ore.
Army Master Sgt. Robert J. Dowdy, 38, Cleveland
Army Pvt. Ruben Estrella-Soto, 18, El Paso, Texas
Army Chief Warrant Officer Johnny Villareal Mata, 35, El Paso, Texas
OTHER COALITION CASUALTIES:
British:
March 24:
Cpl. Stephen John Allbutt, Stoke-on-Trent, England, tank hit by friendly fire.
Trooper David Jeffrey Clarke, Littleworth, England, tank hit by friendly fire.
Sgt. Steven Mark Roberts, Bradford, England, combat
Lance Cpl. Barry Stephen, Perth, Scotland, combat
March 23:
Flight Lt. Kevin Barry Main, jet shot down by friendly fire
Flight Lt. David Rhys Williams, jet shot down by friendly fire
March 22:
Lt. Antony King, Helston, England, helicopter collision
Lt. Philip West, Budock Water, England, helicopter collision
Lt. James Williams, Falmouth, England, helicopter collision
March 21:<p. Color Sgt. John Cecil, Plymouth, England, helicopter crash
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