Defense Officials Identify Casualties

DoD ^ | May 11-18, 2004

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~* Defense Officials Identify Casualties *~

 

 

  WASHINGTON, May 11, 2004

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 

            * Sgt. Rodney A. Murray, 28, of Ayden, N.C.,* died May 9, in Iraq, in a vehicle accident between Baghdad and Scania when a Bradley Fighting Vehicle and his military vehicle collided.  Sgt. Murray was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 351st Military Police Company, Ocala, Fla.

 

  WASHINGTON, May 12, 2004

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 

           * Pfc. Andrew L. Tuazon, 21, of Chesapeake, Va.,* died May 10, in Mosul, Iraq, from hostile fire while on guard duty.  Pfc. Tuazon was assigned to the Army’s 293rd Military Police Company, 3rd Military Police Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

 

  WASHINGTON, May 13, 2004

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 

           * Spc. Kyle A. Brinlee, 21, of Pryor, Okla.,* died May 11 in Al Asad, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.  Brinlee was assigned to the Army National Guard’s Detachment 1, Company B, 120th Combat Engineer Battalion, Pryor, Okla.

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 

           * Spc. Jeffrey R. Shaver, 26, of Maple Valley, Wash.,* died May 12 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.  Shaver was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry, Spokane, Wash.

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 

           * Lance Cpl. Jeremiah E. Savage, 21, of Livingston, Tenn,* died May 12 of wounds received due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.  He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

  WASHINGTON, May 15, 2004

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 

           * Sgt. Brud J. Cronkrite, 22, of Spring Valley, Calif.,* died May 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries he sustained on May 13, in Karbala when a rocket-propelled grenade fired into a building near him during a security patrol.  Cronkrite was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 

            * Command Sgt. Maj. Edward C. Barnhill, 50, of Shreveport, La.,* died May 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries.  Barnhill was assigned to the Army Reserve's 431st Civil Affairs Battalion, North Little Rock, Ark.

 

  WASHINGTON, May 17, 2004

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 

            * Spc. Philip I. Spakosky, 25, of Browns Mill, N.J.,* died May 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained on May 13, in Karbala, Iraq when he was shot by a suspected sniper.  Spakosky was assigned to the Army’s 1st Battalion, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of an Airman who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 

           * Senior Airman Pedro I. Espaillat Jr., 20, of Colombia, Tenn.,* died May 15 as a result of non-hostile injuries in Kirkuk, Iraq.  He was assigned to the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.

 

  WASHINGTON, May 18, 2004

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Soldier supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

 

           * Chief Warrant Officer Bruce E. Price, 37, of Maryland,* died May 15, in Kajaki, Afghanistan, when individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire ambushed his unit.  Price was assigned to the Army’s 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 

           * Pfc. Brian K. Cutter, 19, of Riverside, Calif.,* was found unconscious on May 13, and was later pronounced dead in Al Asad, Iraq.  Cause of death is under investigation.  He was assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

           * Pfc. Brandon C. Sturdy, 19, of Urbandale, Iowa,* died May 13 from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.  He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. 

 

They died May 16 in Al Karmah, Iraq, when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.  Both Soldiers were assigned to the Army National Guard’s Battery C, 1st Battalion, 107th Field Artillery Regiment, Oil City, Pa.  Killed were:

 

            * Spc. Mark J. Kasecky, 20, of McKees Rocks, Pa.*

 

            * Spc. Carl F. Curran, 22, of Union City, Pa. *

 

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1^st Armored Division

 

3^rd Special Forces Group

 

4^th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

 

293^rd Military Police Company, 3^rd Infantry Division

 

431^st Civil Affairs Battalion, Arkansas Army Reserve 

 

 351^st Military Police Company, Army Reserve

 

Pennsylvania  Army  National  Guard

 

Washington Army National Guard

 

Oklahoma Army National Guard

 

I Marine Expeditionary Force

 

              

 

 

 

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