Defense Officials Identify Casualties

DoD ^ | June 1 - 7, 2004

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~* Defense Officials Identify Casualties *~

 

 

  WASHINGTON June 1,  2004

 

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

 

           * Pfc. Cody S. Calavan, 19, of Lake Stevens, Wash.,* died May 29 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, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

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

 

            * Lance Cpl. Rafael Reynosasuarez, 28, of Santa Ana, Calif.,* died May 29 from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.  He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

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

 

            * Cpl. Dominique J. Nicolas, 25, of Maricopa, Ariz.,* died May 26 from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.  He was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

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

 

            * Pfc. Nicholaus E. Zimmer, 20, of Columbus, Ohio,* died May 30 in Kufa, Iraq, when his vehicle came under attack by rocket-propelled grenades.  Zimmer was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedburg, Germany.

 

            * Sgt. Aaron C. Elandt, 23, of Lowell, Mich.,* died May 30 in Al Musayyib, Iraq, when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.  Elandt was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.

 

            * Pvt. Bradli N. Coleman, 19, of Ford City, Pa.,* died May 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, from injuries sustained on May 29 in Mosul, Iraq, when mortar rounds hit his living quarters.  Coleman was assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

 

            * Spc. Charles E. Odums II, 22, of Sandusky, Ohio,* died May 30 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his military convoy hit an improvised explosive device.  Odums was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, Texas.

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of one Soldier supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 

           * 1st Lt. Kenneth Michael Ballard, 26, of Mountain View, Calif.,* died May 30 in Najaf, Iraq, during a firefight with insurgents.  1st Lt. Ballard was assigned to the Army’s 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, from Friedburg, Germany.

 

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

            * Lance Cpl. Dustin L. Sides, 22, of Yakima, Wash.,* died May 31 from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.  He was assigned to 9th Communications Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

  WASHINGTON June 2,  2004
 
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Soldier supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 

            * Pfc. Markus J. Johnson, 20, of Springfield, Mass.,* died June 1 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, when an Avenger rolled over.  Johnson was assigned to D Battery, 4th Battalion, 3rd Air Defense Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, Kitzingen, Germany.

 

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

 

           * Capt. Robert C. Scheetz Jr., 31, of Dothan, Ala.,* died May 30 in Musayyib, Iraq, when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.  Scheetz was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.

 

  WASHINGTON June 3,  2004

 

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

 

           * Cpl. Bum R. Lee, 21, of Sunnyvale, Calif.,* died June 2 of wounds received from hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.  He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

  WASHINGTON June 5,  2004

 

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

 

           * Lance Cpl. Todd J. Bolding, 23, of Manvel, Texas,* died June 3 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, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

  WASHINGTON June 7,  2004

 

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

 

           * Sgt. Melvin Y. Mora, 27, of Columbia, Mo.* died in Taji, Iraq, on June 6 when his camp was hit by a mortar attack.  Mora was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 245th Maintenance Company, St. Louis, Mo.

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of five Soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.  They died June 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, when individuals using improvised explosive devices and rocket-propelled grenades attacked their convoy.  All of the Soldiers were assigned to the Army’s National Guard.  Killed were:

 

  Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, headquartered in Cottage Grove, Ore.:

 

           * 1st Lt. Erik. S. McCrae, 25, of Portland, Ore.*

 

           * Sgt. Justin L. Eyerly, 23, of Salem, Ore.*

 

           * Spc. Justin W. Linden, 22, of Portland, Ore.*

 

  Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery, Lawrenceville, N.J.:

 

           * Sgt. Frank T. Carvill, 51, of Carlstadt, N.J.*

 

           * Spc. Christopher M. Duffy, 26, of Brick, N.J.*

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.  They died June 5 in Baghdad, Iraq, when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.  Both Soldiers were assigned to New Jersey Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery.  Killed were:

 

           * Sgt. Humberto F. Timoteo, 25, of Newark, N.J.,* assigned to Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery, Morristown, N. J.

 

           * Spc. Ryan E. Doltz, 26, of Mine Hill, N.J.,* assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery, Lawrence, N.J.

 

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

 

           * Pfc. Melissa J. Hobart, 22, of Ladson, S.C.,* died June 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, after collapsing while on guard duty.  Hobart was assigned to Company E, 215th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

 

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[BushisTheMan]

This is very sad indeed. God bless our troops and their families.

[MEG33]

God be with them and their families who mourn.

[snippy_about_it]

Sad bump. Thanks for listing this RC.