U.S. casualties in Iraq

Soldiers killed in April 2003

April 1, 2003

Army Sgt. Jacob L. Butler
Age: 24
Hometown: Wellsville, Kan.
Unit: Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.

Butler was killed April 1, 2003, by a rocket-propelled grenade.

Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Maglione
Age: 22
Hometown: Lansdale, Pa.
Unit: Bridge Company B, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, based in Folsom, Pa.

Maglione died April 1, 2003, from a non-combat weapon discharge in Kuwait.

April 2, 2003

Army Capt. James F. Adamouski
Age: 29
Hometown: Springfield, Va.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

Adamouski died April 2, 2003, in a helicopter crash in central Iraq.

Marine Lance Cpl. Brian E. Anderson
Age: 26
Hometown: Durham, N.C.
Unit: 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Anderson died April 2 , 2003, while manning a machine gun atop a truck.

Army Spc. Mathew G. Boule
Age: 22
Hometown: Dracut, Mass.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

Boule died in a helicopter crash during a firefight in Iraq on April 2, 2003.

Army Master Sgt. George A. Fernandez
Age: 36
Hometown: El Paso, Texas
Unit: Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C. Fernandez was from El Paso, Texas

Fernandez died April 2, 2003, after being shot in northern Iraq.

Marine Pfc. Christian D. Gurtner
Age: 19
Hometown: Ohio City, Ohio
Unit: 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Gurtner died April 2, 2003, when his weapon accidentally discharged.

Army Chief Warrant Officer Erik A. Halvorsen
Age: 40
Hometown: Bennington, Vt.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

Halvorsen died April 2, 2003, when the helicopter he was flying crashed.

Army Chief Warrant Officer Scott Jamar
Age: 32
Hometown: Granbury, Texas
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

Jamar died April 2, 2003, when his helicopter crashed.

Army Sgt. Michael F. Pedersen
Age: 26
Hometown: Flint, Mich.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

Pedersen died in a helicopter crash April 2, 2003, during a fire fight.

Army Chief Warrant Officer Eric A. Smith
Age: 41
Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

Smith was killed April 2, 2003, when the helicopter he was in went down.

Navy Lt. Nathan D. White
Age: 30
Hometown: Mesa, Ariz.
Unit: Strike Fighter Squadron 195, based in Atsugi, Japan

White was killed April 2, 2003; the Navy believes his F/A-18C Hornet was brought down by a Patriot missile.

April 3, 2003

Marine Pfc. Chad E. Bales
Age: 20
Hometown: Coahoma, Texas
Unit: 1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Bales died April 3, 2003, in a vehicle accident.

Army Staff Sgt. Wilbert Davis
Age: 40
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Davis was killed April 3, 2003, when the Humvee he was traveling in flipped and landed in a canal

Marine Cpl. Mark A. Evnin
Age: 21
Hometown: South Burlington, Vt.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Twentynine Palms, Evnin died in combat in Iraq on April 3, 2003.

Army Capt. Edward J. Korn
Age: 31
Hometown: Savannah, Ga.
Unit: 64th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Korn was killed April 3, 2003, as he investigated the wreckage of an Iraqi tank destroyed by his

Army Staff Sgt. Nino D. Livaudais
Age: 23
Hometown: Ogden, Utah
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.

Livaudais was killed April 3, 2003, at a checkpoint when a woman jumped from the car, screaming, and the vehicle exploded.

Army Spc. Ryan P. Long
Age: 21
Hometown: Seaford, Unit: A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.

Long was killed April 3, 2003, when a car exploded at a checkpoint.

Army Spc. Donald S. Oaks Jr.
Age: 20
Hometown: Harborcreek, Pa.
Unit: C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket System), Fort Sill, Okla.

Oaks was killed in action in Iraq April 3, 2003.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Randall S. Rehn
Age: 36
Hometown: Longmont, Colo.
Unit: C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket System), Fort Sill, Okla.

Rehn died April 3, 2003, in combat.

Army Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe
Age: 27
Hometown: Arvada, Colo.
Unit: A Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.

Rippetoe was among soldiers killed April 3, 2003, when a car exploded at a checkpoint.

Army Sgt. Todd J. Robbins
Age: 33
Hometown: Hart, Unit: C Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment (Multiple Launch Rocket System), Fort Sill, Okla.

Robbins died in combat April 3, 2003.

Marine Cpl. Erik H. Silva
Age: 22
Hometown: Holtville, Unit: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Silva died in combat April 3, 2003.

April 4, 2003

Army Capt. Tristan N. Aitken
Age: 31
Hometown: State College, Pa.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Aitken was killed April 4, 2003, by a rocket-propelled grenade.

Army Pfc. Wilfred D. Bellard
Age: 20
Hometown: Lake Charles, La.
Unit: 41st Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Bellard died April 4, 2003, when the vehicle he was riding in fell into a ravine.

Army Spc. Daniel Francis J. Cunningham
Age: 33
Hometown: Lewiston, Maine
Unit: 41st Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Cunningham died April 4, 2003, in Iraq when the vehicle in which he was riding veered into a

Marine Cpl. Bernard G. Gooden
Age: 22
Hometown: Mount Vernon, N.Y.
Unit: 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Gooden was killed during a firefight April 4, 2003.

Army Pvt. Devon D. Jones
Age: 19
Hometown: San Diego
Unit: 41st Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Jones died April 4, 2003, when his vehicle fell into a ravine

Marine 1st Lt. Brian M. McPhillips
Age: 25
Hometown: Pembroke, Mass.
Unit: 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

McPhillips died in combat April 4, 2003.

Marine Sgt. Duane R. Rios
Age: 25
Hometown: Griffith, Unit: 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, based at Camp Pendleton

Rios was killed April 4, 2003, in a suicide attack.

Marine Capt. Benjamin W. Sammis
Age: 29
Hometown: Rehoboth, Mass.
Unit: Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) - 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Sammis died April 4, 2003, in a helicopter crash.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith
Age: 33
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
Unit: 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Smith was killed in action April 4, 2003.

April 5, 2003

Army Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker
Age: 34
Hometown: Apollo, Pa.
Unit: B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Booker was killed in action April 5, 2003.

Army Spc. Larry K. Brown
Age: 22
Hometown: Jackson, Miss.
Unit: C Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.

Brown was killed in action April 5, 2003.

Marine Capt. Travis A. Ford
Age: 30
Hometown: Ogallala, Neb.
Unit: Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) - 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Ford died April 5, 2003, when his helicopter crashed.

Marine 1st Sgt. Edward Smith
Age: 38
Hometown: Anaheim, Calif.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, based at Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Smith died April 5, 2003, from wounds suffered in combat.

April 6, 2003

Army Pfc. Gregory P. Huxley Jr.
Age: 19
Hometown: Forestport, N.Y.
Unit: B Company, 3rd Battalion, 17th Engineer Battalion, Fort Benning, Ga.

Huxley died in combat April 6, 2003.

Army Pvt. Kelley S. Prewitt
Age: 24
Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.
Unit: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.

Prewitt was killed in action on April 6, 2003.

April 7, 2003

Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Julian Aviles
Age: 18
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.,
Unit: Marine Corps Reserve, assigned to the 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division

Aviles was killed April 7, 2003, when an enemy artillery round struck his vehicle.

Air Force Capt. Eric B. Das
Age: 30
Hometown: Amarillo, Texas
Unit: 333rd Fighter Squadron based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.

Das was piloting an F-15E Strike Eagle when his plane went down April 7, 2003.

Army Staff Sgt. Lincoln D. Hollinsaid
Age: 27
Hometown: Malden, Ill.
Unit: B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Hollinsaid was driving a crane when it was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade April 7, 2003.

Army 2nd Lt. Jeffrey J. Kaylor
Age: 24
Hometown: Clifton, Va.
Unit: C Battery, 39th Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Kaylor was killed in a grenade attack April 7, 2003.

Marine Cpl. Jesus Martin Antonio Medellin
Age: 21
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas
Unit: Third Assault Amphibian Battalion, First Marine Division at Camp Pendleton

Medellin was killed April 7, 2003, when an enemy artillery round struck his vehicle.

Army Pfc. Anthony S. Miller
Age: 19
Hometown: San Unit: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Miller was killed in combat April 7, 2003.

Army Spc. George A. Mitchell
Age: 35
Hometown: Lebanon, Pa.
Unit: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Mitchell was killed by an Iraqi rocket on April 7, 2003.

Air Force Maj. William R. Watkins III
Age: 37
Hometown: Danville, Va.
Unit: 333rd Fighter Squadron based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.

Watkins was killed April 7, 2003, in combat in Iraq.

April 8, 2003

Army Cpl. Henry L. Brown
Age: 22
Hometown: Natchez, Miss.
Unit: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Brown died April 8, 2003, after being wounded in combat.

Marine Pfc. Juan Guadalupe Garza Jr.
Age: 20
Hometown: Temperance, Mich.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Garza was killed April 8, 2003, in combat.

Army Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall
Age: 50
Hometown: Los Angeles
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Ft. Stewart, Ga.

Marshall was killed April 8, 2003, by an Iraqi rocket-propelled grenade.

Army Pfc. Jason M. Meyer
Age: 23
Hometown: Howell, Unit: B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Meyer was killed in combat April 8, 2003.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Scott D. Sather
Age: 29
Hometown: Clio, Mich.
Unit: 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C

Sather was killed in combat April 8, 2003.

Army Staff Sgt. Robert A. Stever
Age: 36
Hometown: Pendleton, Ore.
Unit: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Ft. Stewart, Ga.

Stever was killed in combat April 8, 2003.

April 10, 2003

Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey E. Bohr Jr.
Age: 39
Hometown: Ossian, Iowa
Unit: First Battalion, Fifth Regiment

Bohr died in combat April 10, 2003.

Army Staff Sgt. Terry W. Hemingway
Age: 39
Hometown: Willingboro, N.J.
Unit: C Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, Ft. Benning, Ga.

Hemingway was killed April 10 , 2003, when a car next to one of his Bradleys exploded.

April 11, 2003

Marine Staff Sgt. Riayan A. Tejeda
Age: 26
Hometown: New York
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Tejeda was killed April 11, 2003, in combat.

April 12, 2003

Marine Cpl. Jesus A. Gonzalez
Age: 22
Hometown: Indio, Calif.
Unit: 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif.

Gonzalez died April 12, 2003, in combat.

Marine Lance Cpl. David Edward Owens Jr.
Age: 20
Hometown: Winchester, Va.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Owens died after being wounded in combat April 12, 2003.

April 13, 2003

Army Spc. Gil Mercado
Age: 25
Hometown: Paterson, N.J.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, based at Fort Campbell, Ky.

Mercado was killed April 13, 2003, by a non-combat weapon discharge.

April 14, 2003

Army Pfc. John E. Brown
Age: 21
Hometown: Troy, Ala.
Unit: 101st Army Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Brown was killed April 14, 2003, in an accidental grenade explosion.

Army Spc. Thomas A. Foley III
Age: 23
Hometown: Dresden, Tenn.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Foley was killed April 14, 2003, in an accidental grenade explosion.

Marine Cpl. Armando Ariel Gonzalez
Age: 25
Hometown: Hialeah, Fla.
Unit: Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS)-273, Marine Wing Support Group (MWSG)-27, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C.

Gonzalez was killed April 14, 2003, when a commercial refueling truck collapsed as he worked beneath it.

Army Spc. Richard A. Goward
Age: 32
Hometown: Midland, Mich.
Unit: 1460th Transportation Company, Midland, Mich.

Goward was killed April 14, 2003, in Iraq when his truck entered a dust cloud and collided with another truck.

Army Pfc. Joseph P. Mayek
Age: 20
Hometown: Rock Springs, Wyo.
Unit: C Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, Smith Barracks, Germany.

Mayek died April 14, 2003, after being struck by an armor-piercing round from an infantry fighting vehicle.

Marine Cpl. Jason David Mileo
Age: 20
Hometown: Centreville, Md.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Twentynine Palms, Mileo was shot and killed April 14, 2003, after he was mistaken for an enemy soldier.

April 16, 2003

Marine Cpl. Kemaphoom A. Chanawongse
Age: 22
Hometown: Waterford, Conn.
Unit: 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Chanawongse died after his Camp Lejeune-based unit came under attack while attempting to secure a bridge; he was listed as missing until April 16, 2003.

April 17, 2003

Army Cpl. John T. Rivero
Age: 23
Hometown: Gainesville, Fla.
Unit: C Company, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Division, Eustis, Fla.

Rivero died April 17, 2003, in a vehicle accident.

April 22, 2003

Marine Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Todd Arnold
Age: 30
Hometown: Spring, Texas
Unit: 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Arnold died April 22, 2003, in a grenade launcher accident.

Army Spc. Roy Russell Buckley
Age: 24
Hometown: Hobart, Ind.
Unit: 685th Transportation Company, based in Hobart, Ind.

Buckley died April 22 , 2003, in a fall from a military truck while dispensing meals and water to

Marine Chief Warrant Officer Robert William Channell Jr.
Age: 36
Hometown: Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Unit: 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Channell died April 22, 2003, in a grenade launcher accident.

Marine Lance Cpl. Alan Dinh Lam
Age: 19
Hometown: Snow Camp, N.C.
Unit: 8th Communications unit, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Lam died April 22, 2003, in a grenade launcher accident.

April 24, 2003

Army Sgt. Troy David Jenkins
Age: 25
Hometown: Ridgecrest, Calif.,
Unit: B Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Jenkins was on a dismounted patrol with other soldiers when he was injured by an explosion on April 19, 2003. He died from his injuries at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, on

April 25, 2003

Army 1st Lt. Osbaldo Orozco
Age: 26
Hometown: Earlimart, Calif.
Unit: C Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas

Orozco died April 25 , 2003, in a vehicle accident while responding to enemy fire.