COALITION
DEATHS IN IRAQ
ARCHIVE - NOVEMBER,
2006
A running log of text entries
for the month of November,
2006 (chronology runs
top to bottom)
| |
US
deaths in November: 70 |
3/17/07: Note
new death of 11/13/06 |
| |
Total
Coalition deaths in November: 78 |
| |
Spreadsheet (below)
showing all Coalition deaths in Iraq
for November. |
Wednesday,
November 01, 2006 5:23 PM - MNF-Iraq is
reporting the death of a soldier
from a roadside bomb explosion
west of Baghdad on Wednesday, November
1st.
| Thursday,
November 02, 2006 2:25 PM - |
|
(3)
The DoD has
formally identified the
soldier who is listed as Duty
Status Whereabouts Unknown
(DUSTWUN) in Baghdad: Specialist
Ahmed K. Altaie, 41.
Altaie has been missing now
since he was apparently kidnapped
from the home of a relative
on October 23rd. |
Ahmed
K. Altaie, 41,
Ann Arbor, Michigan, with his wife
|
 |
(2)
The DoD has
also announced a new death
that CENTCOM has not reported,
a Marine who died on Wednesday,
November 1st, from enemy action
in Al Anbar Province: Lance
Corporal Minhee Kim,
20, of Ann Arbor, Michigan. |
Memorial
Service for Minhee Kim,
20, Ann Arbor, Michigan
|
|
(1)
The DoD has
also announced the death of
a second Marine on Wednesday,
November 1st, from enemy action
in the Al Anbar Province: Corporal
Gary A. Koehler.,
21, of Ypsilanti, Michigan.
This is also a new death not
previously reported by CENTCOM. |
Gary
Koehler, 21
Ypsilanti, Michigan
|
| |
(4)
MNF-Iraq is
reporting the death of
a soldier in a non-combat related
incident north of Baghdad on
Thursday, November 2nd. |
| Thursday,
November 02, 2006 7:11 PM - |
| |
(1)
MNF-Iraq is
reporting the death of
a Marine from enemy action
in the Al Anbar Province on
Thursday, November 2nd. |
| |
(2)
MNF-Iraq is
also reporting the deaths of
three soldiers when a roadside
bomb exploded near their vehicle
in eastern Baghdad on Thursday,
November 2nd. |
|
Friday,
November 03, 2006 5:19 AM
- The
Lafayette, Indiana, Journal & Courier is
reporting the death of
a marine from Owensville
in southern Indiana. Lance
Corporal James Brown,
20, died on Thursday, November
2nd, when he was shot through
the neck by insurgents in
Al Anbar Province. |
James
Brown, 20,
Owensville, Indiana
|
Friday,
November 03, 2006 11:14 AM - MNF-Iraq has
announced the deaths of three
Marines from enemy action in
the Al Anbar Province on Thursday,
November 2nd.
Friday,
November 03, 2006 5:14 PM - The
DoD has
released the identity of
the soldier who died in a non-hostile
incident northwest of Baghdad
on Thursday, November 2nd: Private
Michael P. Bridges,
23, of Placentia, California.
|
Saturday,
November 04, 2006 5:55 AM
- The
Fresno, California, Bee is
reporting the death of
a Modesto native in an IED
attack in Baghdad on Thursday,
October 2nd. Army Sergeant
Joseph Gage, 28,
was killed along with two
other soldiers and an interpreter
in the explosion. He was
a member of the 101st Airborne
Division out of Fort Campbell,
Kentucky. He was also 11
days away from completing
his second tour of duty in
Iraq. |
Joseph
Gage, 28, Modesto
California, & son Michael
|
Saturday,
November 04, 2006 10:59 AM - MySanAntonio.com is
reporting the death of a
San Antonio Marine reservist
in Iraq. Lance Corporal
Luke Benjamin Holler,
21, died on Thursday, November
2nd, when a roadside bomb struck
his patrol. We are assuming
for now that he is one of
the three Regimental Combat Team
7 Marines previously
reported by CENTCOM to have
died from enemy action on that
day.
| Saturday,
November 04, 2006 11:13 AM
- The DoD has
released the identities of
two Marine reservists who died
in enemy action in Al Anbar
Province on Thursday, November
2nd: |
|
Lance
Corporal Luke B. Holler,
21, of Bulverde, Texas
Corporal Michael H. Lasky, 22, of
Sterling, Alaska
Both
were assigned to the Marine
Force Reserve's 4th
Reconnaissance Battalion. |
Michael
H. Lasky, 22,
Jessica, and baby Liberty
|
Saturday,
November 04, 2006 7:35 PM - MNF-Iraq is
reporting the death of a
soldier from a small arms fire
attack in western Baghdad on
Saturday, November 4th.
Sunday,
November 05, 2006 4:46 AM - MNF-Iraq is
reporting the death of a
Marine from non-hostile unspecified
causes in the Al Anbar Province
on Saturday, November 4th.
| Sunday,
November 05, 2006 4:04 PM - |
| |
(1)
CENTCOM is
reporting the death of
a Regimental Combat Team 5
Marine from enemy action in
Al Anbar Province on Saturday,
November 4th. |
| |
(2)
CENTCOM is
also reporting the death of
a Regimental Combat Team 5
Marine on Sunday, November
5th, from wounds received on
Saturday due to enemy action
in Al Anbar Province. |
| |
(3)
Lastly, CENTCOM is
reporting the death of
a soldier assigned to 1st Brigade,
1st Armored Division, from
enemy action in Al Anbar Province
on Sunday, November 5th. |
Monday,
November 06, 2006 4:44 AM - MNF-Iraq is
reporting the deaths of two
soldiers in Salah ad Din Province
from a helicopter crash on Monday,
November 6th. At this time, the
aircraft is not thought to have
crashed from enemy action.
|
Monday,
November 06, 2006 5:25 AM
- KTVA-11
in Anchorage, Alaska, is reporting
the death of a Fort Wainwright,
AK, soldier in a small arms
fire attack in Baghdad on
Saturday, November 4th: Specialist
James Lee Bridges,
22, of Buhl, Idaho. Bridges
was a member of the 172nd
Stryker Brigade Combat Team
that had its deployment
extended at the last moment
this past summer. Seven of
their troops have now died
since they were shifted to
Baghdad to reinforce troops
already stationed there. |
James
Lee Bridges, 22,
Buhl, Idaho
|
| Monday,
November 06, 2006 8:16 AM - |
| |
|
| |
|
Lieutenant
Colonel Paul J. Finken,
40, of Mason City, Iowa |
Paul
J. Finken, 40
Mason City, Iowa
|
| |
|
Lieutenant
Colonel Eric J. Kruger,
40, of Garland, Texas |
Eric
J. Kruger, 40,
Garland, Texas
|
| |
|
Staff Sergeant Joseph A. Gage, 28,
of Modesto, California
|
| |
(2)
The DoD has
confirmed the death of Specialist
James L. Bridges,
22, of Buhl, Idaho, on Saturday,
November 4th, from small arms
fire in Baghdad. |
| Tuesday,
November 07, 2006 7:23 AM - |
| |
|
| |
(2)
CENTCOM is
reporting the death of
a soldier in northwest Baghdad
from an improvised explosive
device on Monday, November
6th. |
 |
(3)
The DoD has
released the identity of
the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored
Division, soldier who died
in the Al Anbar Province on
Sunday, November 5th. Specialist
Douglas C. Desjardins,
24, of Mesa, Arizona, died
in Ramadi when a roadside bomb
detonated near his Abrams tank. |
|
Douglas C. Desjardins, 24, Mesa, Arizona
|
| |
(4)
The DoD has
confirmed the death of Lance
Corporal James E. Brown,
20, of Owensville, Indiana,
in enemy action in the Al Anbar
Province on Thursday, November
2nd. |
| |
|
| |
(6)
The Towanda, Pennsylvania,
Daily & Sunday Review is
reporting the identity of
one of the two pilots of a
helicopter that crashed in
Salah ad Din Province on Monday,
November 6th: Chief
Warrant Officer 4 John Priestner,
42. Priesner grew up in the
vicinity of Le Raysville, Pennsylvania,
but had been living in Sanford,
North Carolina. This was his
third tour of duty in Iraq. |
Tuesday,
November 07, 2006 8:16 AM - The
DoD has
identified the Marine who
died in a non-hostile incident
in Al Anbar Province on Saturday,
November 4th: 2nd Lieutenant
Mark C. Gelina, 33,
of Moberly, Missouri.
| Tuesday,
November 07, 2006 12:45 PM
- |
|
(1)
The DoD has
identified the Marine who
died on Saturday, November
4th, from enemy action in Al
Anbar Province: Corporal
Kyle W. Powell, 21,
of Colorado Springs, Colorado. |
Kyle
Powell, 21,
Colorado Springs, Colorado
|
| |
(2)
The DoD has
also identified the Marine who
died on Sunday, November 5th,
from enemy action in Al Anbar
Province: Corporal
Jose A. Galvan, 22,
of San Antonio, Texas. |
|
Tuesday,
November 07, 2006 1:59 PM
- The British Ministry
of Defense has
released the identity of
the British soldier who died
in Basrah on Monday, November
6th, from small arms fire
while on sentry duty: Kingsman
Jamie Lee Hancock,
19, of Wigan, Lancashire,
England. |
Jamie
Lee Hancock, 19,
Wigan, Lancashire, England
|
Tuesday,
November 07, 2006 3:44 PM - The
DoD has
released the identity of the
soldier who died in an IED attack
west of Baghdad on Wednesday, November
1st: Private 1st Class
Kevin J. Ellenburg, 20,
of Middleburg, Florida.
Wednesday,
November 08, 2006 3:36 AM - MNF-Iraq is
reporting the death of a
Marine from enemy action in Al
Anbar Province on Wednesday,
November 8th.
Wednesday,
November 08, 2006 4:19 AM - The
Columbia Missourian has
provided more details on
the death of Marine 2nd
Lieutenant Mark C. Gelina on
Saturday, November 4th. According
to that source, Gelina was preparing
a battle position when he fell
from a rooftop. The death was
classified as "non-hostile" by
the military.
|
Wednesday,
November 08, 2006 5:36 AM
- The Fort Myers, Florida,
News-Press is
reporting the identity of
the second aviator killed
in the helicopter crash in
Salah ad Din Province on
Monday, November 6th: Chief
Warrant Officer Miles Henderson,
24, of Fort Myers, Florida.
According to the article,
Henderson had been married
for all of three weeks before
he was deployed to Iraq. |
Miles
Henderson, 24,
Fort Myers, Florida
|
Wednesday,
November 08, 2006 7:13 AM - CENTCOM is
reporting the death of a soldier
assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry
Division, on Tuesday, November 7th. The
soldier died from enemy action in the
vicinity of Kirkuk in northern Iraq.
|
Wednesday,
November 08, 2006 8:38 AM - The
New Hampshire Union Leader is
reporting the death of
a Manchester resident in Iraq:
Marine Lance Corporal
Ryan McCaughn, 19.
According to the article, McCaughn
died in Ramadi on Tuesday,
November 7th. But we believe
this may be a reference to
Stateside time. He may very
well be the Marine who is described
in this
CENTCOM release as dying
on November 8th. Ramadi is
under the control of 1st Brigade,
1st Armored Division. |
Ryan
McCaughn, 19,
Manchester, New Hampshire, with mom, Nicole
Cote
|
|
Wednesday,
November 08, 2006 8:38 AM - The
New Hampshire Union Leader is
reporting the death of
a Manchester resident in Iraq:
Marine Lance Corporal
Ryan McCaughn, 19.
According to the article, McCaughn
died in Ramadi on Tuesday,
November 7th. But we believe
this may be a reference to
Stateside time. He may very
well be the Marine who is described
in this
CENTCOM release as dying
on November 8th. Ramadi is
under the control of 1st Brigade,
1st Armored Division. |
A
young Ryan McCaughn,
Manchester, New Hampshire
|
Wednesday,
November 08, 2006 4:36 PM
- The DoD has
confirmed the identities of
the two soldiers who died
in a helicopter crash in
the vicinity of Balad, Salah
ad Din Province, on Monday,
November 6th: |
| |
Chief
Warrant Officer John R. Priestner,
42, of Pennsylvania |
| |
Chief
Warrant Officer Miles P. Henderson,
24, of Amarillo, |
| Thursday,
November 09, 2006 4:56 AM - |
|
|
(1)
The DoD has
confirmed the death of
Marine Lance Corporal
Ryan T. McCaughn,
19, of Manchester, New Hampshire,
from enemy action in Al Anbar
Province on Tuesday,
November 7th. This
agrees with the date cited
in media
articles ... and raises
the question: is this a new
death not previously reported
by CENTCOM? Or did CENTCOM
err on their date for this
release? His unit, the
1st Battalion of the 6th Marines,
was definitely attached
to the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored
Division operating out of Ramadi.
At any rate, his death date
will be changed to the 7th
in our database. |
Ryan
McCaughn, 19,
Manchester, New Hampshire, with mom, Nicole
Cote
|
|
(2)
The Associated Press is
reporting the death of
a 28 year old soldier from
White Swan, Washington, in
an IED and small arms fire
attack in Baghdad. Sergeant
Lucas T. White would
appear to be part of the 172nd
Stryker Brigade Combat Team
who saw their deployment to
Iraq extended and who were
then assigned to beef up troop
levels in Baghdad. His date
of death is not given in the
article. However, he could
well be the Monday, November
6th, death described in this
CENTCOM release. White
was a member of the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation in Oregon. |
Lucas
T. White, 28,
White Swan, Washington,
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation
|
Thursday,
November 09, 2006 6:51 PM - The
DoD has
confirmed the death of Army Sergeant
Lucas T. White, 28,
of Moses Lake, Washington, due
to enemy action in Baghdad on
Monday, November 6th.
| Friday,
November 10, 2006 5:23 AM - |
| |
(1)
MNF-Iraq is
reporting the death of
a Marine from enemy action
in the Al Anbar Province on
Thursday, November 9th. |
| |
(2)
MNF-Iraq is
also reporting the deaths of
two 89th Military Police Brigade
soldiers from a roadside bomb
in west Baghdad on Thursday,
November 9th. |
Friday,
November 10, 2006 9:02 AM - The
Calhoun Times is
reporting the death of a
Gordon County, Georgia, man
in Iraq. Cody Warren,
19, was killed by sniper fire
on Thursday, November 9th. He
was a Marine Reservist with 3rd
Battalion, 14th Marines, based
in Chattanooga, TN.
Friday,
November 10, 2006 9:55 AM - MNF-Iraq is
reporting the death of a
13th Sustainment Command soldier
in a roadside bombing west of
Haditha in Al Anbar Province
on Friday, November 10th.
Friday,
November 10, 2006 11:21 AM - MNF-Iraq is
reporting the death of a
Regimental Combat Team 7 Marine
from a non-hostile, unspecified
cause in the Al Anbar Province
on Friday, November 10th.
| Saturday,
November 11, 2006 6:36 AM - |
| |
(1)
Reuters AlertNet is
reporting the deaths of
a Polish soldier and a Slovak
soldier near the city of Al
Kut in Wasit Province late
on Friday night, November 10th.
According to another
report on English language
Polskie Radio, insurgents detonated
a remote controlled improvised
explosive device under their
vehicle as their convoy passed,
then opened up on the vehicle
with machine gun fire. Reuters
says that a second Polish soldier
and an Armenian soldier were
wounded and flown to a military
medical facility in Baghdad.
The dead have been identified
as: |
| |
|
Sergeant
Tomasz Murkowski of
the 16th Pomeranian Mechanized
Division out of Elblag, Poland |
| |
|
Sergeant
Rastislav Neplech of
the Slovakian Army |
|
(2)
The Associated Press is
reporting the death of
Army Reserve Sergeant
1st Class Rudy Salcido,
31, who was raised in La Puente,
California. The exact circumstances
of this death are unknown,
but he reportedly served out
of the large base at Al Asad
in Al Anbar province. Although
the article states that he
died on Wednesday, November
8th, it is entirely possible
that it was Wednesday stateside,
but Thursday the 9th in Iraq.
This would make him a good
candidate for the death described
in this
CENTCOM release. |
Rudy
Salcido, 31,
La Puente, California
|
| Saturday,
November 11, 2006 10:05 AM
- The
Polish Ministry of Defense has
now confirmed the deaths of
a Polish and a Slovakian
soldier in a roadside bomb
blast. According to that
release, the deaths actually
occurred early in the morning
on November 11th, Iraq time
(late in the evening, November
10th, Poland time). A rough
translation of the beginning
paragraphs of the statement
is as follows: |
| |
A
Polish and a Slovak soldier
have perished in Iraq
Two
Multi-National Division – Center
South soldiers, a Pole and
a Slovak, have perished at
about the hour of 1
AM on
11 November (or 11
PM [23:00 hours]
on 10 November Polish time)
near Al Kut, Wasit Province.
The
soldiers, who died as a result
of an explosion, were Sierżant [Sergeant
Class II] Tomasz
Murkowski, 30 years
old, of the 13th Anti-Aircraft
Regiment based in Elblag,
and Starszy
Sierżant [Sergeant Class I]
Rastislav Neplech.
The wounded soldiers, a Pole
and an Armenian, were transported
to a hospital in Baghdad by
helicopter. Their condition
is stable. Families of the
soldiers have been informed
of the event. |
| Sunday,
November 12, 2006 11:09 AM
- |
| |
(1)
MNF-Iraq is
reporting the deaths of three 1st
Brigade, 1st Armored Division, soldiers
from enemy action in Al Anbar
Province on Saturday, November
11th. |
| |
(2)
The British Ministry of Defense is
reporting the deaths of four of
its service personnel in
an attack on one of its patrol
boats on the Shatt Al-Arab
waterway south of Basrah on
Sunday, November 12th. In addition,
three troops have been seriously
wounded, one with potentially
life-threatening injuries.
The BBC provides further details
in this article, stating
that the attack was a very
unusual one involving use of
an improvised explosive device
against a boat. It is thought
to be the first such attack
since the occupation of Iraq
began in 2003. There is no
indication at this point as
to which service branch the
victims belonged to. |
|
Sunday,
November 12, 2006 12:18 PM
- The Slovakian Ministry
of Defense has
confirmed the death of Rotný (Sergeant
1st Class) Rastislav Neplech in
Iraq on Saturday, November
11th. In addition, an article (also in
the Slovak language) is
to be found at a publication
called SME. It would appear
that Neplech was born in
the town of Žilina in
north central Slovakia in
1974, making him 32 years
old. However, he lived in
the town of Vrútky. He
was attached to a rapid deployment
battalion (prápore
rýchleho nasadenia)
stationed in the town of
Martin not far from Vrútky.
Neplech was married and had
two children. |
Rastislav
Neplech, 32,
Žilina, Slovakia
|
Sunday,
November 12, 2006 6:45 PM - The
Livingston, Michigan, Daily Press & Argus is
reporting the death of a
soldier who grew up in Livingston
County in the town of Webberville: Staff
Sergeant Gregory McCoy,
26. According to the article,
McCoy died in Baghdad on Thursday,
November 9th, when an improvised
explosive device detonated, sending
his vehicle off of an overpass.
He was with the 410th Military
Police Company of the 89th Military
Police Brigade based out of Fort
Hood, Texas, making him one of
the two deaths described in this
CENTCOM release.
Monday,
November 13, 2006 2:54 AM - The
British Ministry of Defense has
not yet released the names of the
four service members who died in
an IED attack on their patrol boat on
the Shatt Al-Arab waterway on Sunday,
November 12th ... but they have now
identified their units. Two
were British Army: one from the
Royal Corps of Signals, one from
the Intelligence Corps. The other
two deaths were British Royal Marines.
Monday,
November 13, 2006 5:46 AM - Both the
Associated Press and the
Detroit Free Press are reporting
the death of a Wayne County,
Michigan, Marine in Iraq. Sergeant
Bryan Burgess, 35, was
apparently killed instantly in
Fallujah on Thursday, November
9th, when struck in the face
by a sniper's bullet. He was
a Marine reservist based at Selfridge
Air National Guard Base near
Mount Clemens, Michigan. This
death has not previously been
reported by CENTCOM. Incidentally,
Burgess was the second Marine
reservist to die by sniper fire
that day. Marine
Cody Warren was the first
that we learned of.
Monday,
November 13, 2006 6:20 AM - An
English language media outlet
called the Slovak Spectator has
posted an article that provides
more detail on the incident that
killed Slovak soldier Rastislav
Neplech on Saturday,
November 11th. According to it,
Neplech was in the third vehicle
of a convoy composed of 10 Slovak,
four U.S. and six Salvadoran
vehicles. The ambush occurred
on a narrow street in a built
up area of Al Kut. Incidentally,
the article states that Neplech
was a Private, but the Slovak
Ministry of Defense has already
confirmed that he was a Sergeant
1st Class.
Monday,
November 13, 2006 6:37 AM - CENTCOM is
reporting the deaths of
two soldiers assigned to the
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division. They were
killed on Sunday, November
12th, when their vehicle was
hit by a suicide car bomb in
Salah ad Din Province.
| Monday,
November 13, 2006 8:15
AM - |
|
(1)
The DoD has
released the identity of
the soldier who died near
Kirkuk on Tuesday, November
7th. Staff Sergeant
Richwell A. Doria,
25, of San Diego, California,
died from small arms fire
during an air assault mission. |
Richwell A. Doria, 25
San Diego, California
|
| |
(2)
The DoD has
released the identities of
the two soldiers from the
89th Military Police Brigade
who died when a roadside
bomb detonated in west
Baghdad on Thursday, November
9th: |
|
|
Sergeant
Courtland A. Kennard,
22, of Starkville, Mississippi |
|
Courtland A. Kennard, 22, Starkville, Mississippi
|
| |
|
Staff
Sergeant Gregory W.G. McCoy,
26, of Webberville, Michigan |
Monday,
November 13, 2006 9:29 AM - On
November 10th, MNF-Iraq issued this
release stating that a
13th Sustainment Command soldier
was killed west of Haditha
on November 10th. Shortly thereafter,
CENTCOM issued the
same release, only with
the date of death changed to Thursday,
November 9th. On November 11th,
the Associated
Press and the Ontario
Daily Bulletin reported
the death of "Army Reserve" Sergeant
1st Class Rudy Salcido on "Wednesday",
November 8th, while serving
in Al Asad, a large air base
south of Haditha. Finally,
the DoD has
now confirmed Salcido's
death ... on Thursday, November
9th ... in Baghdad ... stating
that he was a California Army
National Guardsman. At this
point, it seems safe to accept November
9th as the actual
date of death, especially since
the day cited by the media could
have been stateside time, not
Iraq time. But what to make
of his place of death? We know
from family statements that
he was serving at Al Asad.
On September 30th, 2006, there
were two other 13th Sustainment
Command deaths, Staff Sergeant
Nisely and Specialist Sourivong,
both National Guardsmen ...
both dead from small arms fire
near Al Asad according to CENTCOM and
the DoD.
So ANG troops attached
to the 13th Sustainment
Command certainly did have
a presence at Al Asad. Until
and unless further information
comes to light, we are going
to assume that Sergeant Salcido
died west of Haditha per the
CENTCOM report ... not in Baghdad.
Salcido was 31 and from Ontario,
California.
|
Monday,
November 13, 2006 10:29
AM - WMTW News of
Maine is
reporting the death of
a soldier who grew up
in Thomaston, Maine: Sergeant
William Samuel Jackson
II, 29. According
to the article, Jackson
died at Ar Ramadi when
an improvised explosive
device detonated on Saturday,
November 11th. He is
likely one of the three
1st Armored Division
deaths reported in this
CENTCOM release. |
William Samuel Jackson, II,
29, Saginaw, Michigan,
with 2 of his 4 children
|
Monday,
November 13, 2006 11:32
AM - MNF-Iraq is
reporting the deaths of
two soldiers in Baghdad
from an improvised explosive
device on Monday, November
13th. Two soldiers were
also wounded in the blast.
Monday,
November 13, 2006 2:24
PM - The DoD has
confirmed the death of Sergeant
Bryan K. Burgess,
35, of Garden City, Michigan,
in enemy action in Al
Anbar Province on Thursday,
November 9th.
Tuesday,
November 14, 2006
5:23 AM - The
British Ministry
of Defense has
now released the
names of the four
British service
persons who lost
their lives on
Sunday, November
12th, on the Shatt
Al-Arab waterway
when their boat
encountered an
IED mounted on
a bridge on the
eastern edge of
Basrah City: |
|
Warrant
Officer Class 2 Lee
Hopkins,
35, of Wellingborough
(Northamptonshire),
England [Royal
Corps of Signals] |
Lee
Hopkins, 35,
Wellingborough, (Northamptonshire),
England
|
|
Staff
Sergeant Sharron
Elliott,
34, of Ipswich (Suffolk),
England [The
Intelligence Corps] |
Sharron
Elliott, 34,
Ipswich, (Suffolk), England
|
|
Corporal
Ben Nowak,
27, of Liverpool,
England [British
Royal Marines] |
Ben
Nowak, 27,
Liverpool, England
|
|
Marine
Jason Hylton,
33, of Burton upon
Trent (Staffordshire),
England [British
Royal Marines] |
Jason
Hylton, 33,
Burton upon Trent, (Staffordshire),
England
|
|
Tuesday,
November 14, 2006
10:31 AM - The
Polish Ministry of
Defense has
issued a notice that
the funeral of Sergeant
Tomasz Murkowsky,
killed in Iraq on
November 11th, will
take place in Elblag,
Poland, on Wednesday,
November 15th. Roughly
translated, the article
provides a list of
dignitaries who will
attend the ceremony,
including the Polish
president and the
defense minister.
A funeral mass is
scheduled to begin
at the cathedral
in Elblag at 11 AM.
The coffin will then
be carried in a solemn
procession to the
municipal cemetery
on Agrykoli Street
where the burial
ceremony will begin
at about 1 PM. |
|
Tomas
Murkowsky, 30, Poland
|
Tuesday,
November 14, 2006
10:56 AM - The
DoD has
released the identities of
the three soldiers
who died in an
IED attack in Ramadi
on Saturday, November
11th: |
| |
Staff
Sergeant William
S. Jackson II,
29, of Saginaw, Michigan |
| |
Staff
Sergeant Misael Martinez,
24, of Chapel Hill,
North Carolina |
| |
Sergeant
Angel de Jesus Lucio
Ramirez,
22, of Pacoima, California |
Tuesday,
November 14, 2006
5:25 PM - The
DoD has
identified the
two soldiers who
died in Salah ad
Din Province in
a suicide car bombing
on Sunday, November
12th: |
| |
1st
Lieutenant Michael
A. Cerrone,
24, of Clarksville,
Tennessee |
| |
Private
1st Class Harry A.
Winkler III,
32, of Clarksville,
Tennessee |
| |
The
DoD reports that
they died in the
vicinity of Samarra. |
Wednesday,
November 15, 2006 2:54
AM - MNF-Iraq is
reporting the deaths of four U.S.
servicemembers due to
enemy action in the Al
Anbar Province on Tuesday,
November 14th: one soldier
assigned to 1st Brigade,
1st Armored Division
... and three Marines
assigned to Regimental
Combat Team 7.
| Wednesday,
November 15, 2006
7:54 AM - |
| |
(1)
MNF-Iraq is
reporting the deaths of
two more soldiers
on Tuesday, November
14th. They died when
their vehicle was
struck by a roadside
bomb in northwest
Baghdad. |
| |
(2)
According to yesterday's
DoD release confirming
the deaths of 1st
Lieutenant Michael
Cerrone and Private
1st Class Harry Winkler on
Sunday, November
12th, both men were
from Clarksville,
Tennessee. However,
the DoD would appear
to be in error here.
The Fayetteville
Observer has an
article out on
both men that identifies
Winkler's hometown
as Jacksonville,
Florida. The article
also reports that
Cerrone was the son
of Brigadier General
James Cerrone who
is the special assistant
to the commanding
general of the 18th
Airborne Corps and
Fort Bragg. |
| |
(3)
The Sydney (Australia)
Morning Herald is
reporting that Corporal
Ben Nowak,
one of the British
Royal Marines who
died in Iraq on Sunday,
November 12th, actually
had dual Australian-British
citizenship. His
mother lives in Erskine
in Western Australia.
Nowak was in Iraq
for only one week
when an IED detonated
near his patrol boat
on the Shatt Al-Arab,
killing him. |
| |
(4)
This morning, the
Polish Ministry
of Defense published
a longer article on Sergeant
Tomasz Murkowski,
who died in a roadside
bomb blast in Al
Kut on Saturday,
November 11th.
It would appear
that his hometown
is Elblag, Poland
... the same city
in which he will
be buried today
with full military
honors. He has
also been posthumously promoted
to "Starzy Sierżant",
Sergeant 1st Class.
|
| Wednesday,
November 15, 2006
6:57 PM - |
|
(1)
The DoD has
released the identity of
one of the Regimental
Combat Team 7 Marines
who died in enemy
action in Al Anbar
Province on Tuesday,
November 14th: Lance
Corporal Timothy
W. Brown,
21, of Sacramento,
California. |
|
Timothy W. Brown, 21, Sacramento,
California
|
|
(2)
On November 10th,
both CENTCOM and MNF-Iraq issued
identical press releases
stating that a Regimental
Combat Team 7 Marine
had died "today" from
non-hostile causes
in the Al Anbar Province.
This death was duly
entered into our
database on the 10th.
Also on November
10th, an article
in the Calhoun Times reported
the death of 19 year
old Cody Warren,
a Marine reservist,
in Iraq on November
9th. The article
stated that "friends
of the Marine said
he was killed by
sniper fire". So
a new entry was made
in our database for
this Marine on the
9th. Now, the DoD has
formally confirmed the
death of Lance
Corporal Kristopher
Cody Warren ...
on November 9th ... "from
a non-hostile incident".
The CENTCOM releases
just cited mark the
only non-hostile
death since November
6th, indicating that
that death and Warren's
are most likely one
and the same. Once
again, it would appear
that we have a case
of CENTCOM preparing
a release when "today" was
the 9th, but not
publishing it until
the 10th. As for
the rumor of Warren's
death being from
sniper fire, there
actually was a Marine
reservist killed
from sniper fire
on that day: Sergeant
Bryan Burgess.
Our guess is that
the two deaths were
confused when the
families were first
notified. Regardless,
the nameless non-hostile
death that appeared
in our database on
the 10th has been
eliminated, reducing
the death count by
one. |
|
Kristopher Cody Warren, 19, Resaca,
Georgia
|
| Thursday,
November 16, 2006
2:53 AM - |
| |
(1)
MNF-Iraq is
reporting the death of
a Multi-National
Corps - Iraq soldier
from small arms fire
in Baghdad on Tuesday,
November 14th. |
| |
(2)
MNF-Iraq is
also reporting the
deaths of two
3rd Brigade, 1st
Cavalry Division,
soldiers in Diyala
Province on Wednesday,
November 15th, when
an improvised explosive
device detonated
near their vehicle. |
| |
(3)
Lastly, MNF-Iraq is
reporting the death of
a 3rd Brigade, 1st
Cavalry Division,
soldier from a small
arms fire attack
in Diyala Province
on Wednesday, November
15th. |
Thursday,
November 16, 2006 5:55
AM - The Rockland
(New York) Journal
News is
reporting the death of
a Queens native in
Iraq. 26 year old Army
Specialist Justin Garcia
of Valley Cottage,
New York, died on Tuesday,
November 14th, when
his Humvee was hit
by a roadside bomb.
He is likely one of
the two deaths in northwest
Baghdad described in this
CENTCOM release. (See
photo below.)
|
Thursday,
November 16,
2006 1:43 PM
- The DoD has
released the
identity of
another one of
the three Regimental
Combat Team 7
Marines to die
from enemy action
in Al Anbar Province
on Tuesday, November
14th: Lance
Corporal Michael
D. Scholl,
21, of Lincoln,
Nebraska. The
Lincoln Journal
Star has
published an
article on
the young man,
the father of
a baby girl born
11 days after
he left for Iraq
... a child he
never got to
meet in person. |
|
Mike
Scholl, 21, and his
wife Melissa, Lincoln,
Nebraska
|
Thursday,
November 16, 2006 2:25
PM - The DoD has
released the identity of
the last of three Regimental
Combat Team 7 Marines
killed in enemy action
in the Al Anbar Province
on Tuesday, November
14th: Lance
Corporal Mario D. Gonzalez,
21, of La Puente, California.
Thursday,
November 16,
2006 3:28 PM
- The DoD has
released the
identities of
the two soldiers
killed in Baghdad
by a roadside
bomb on Monday,
November 13th: |
| |
Private
1st Class Daniel
J. Allman II,
20, of Canon, Georgia |
| |
Private
Jang H. Kim,
20, of Placentia,
California |
Thursday,
November 16, 2006 7:37
PM - MNF-Iraq is
reporting the death of
yet another 3rd Brigade,
1st Cavalry Division,
soldier in Diyala Province,
this one from
small arms fire on
Thursday, November
16th.
|
Friday,
November 17, 2006
6:01 AM - The
New Jersey Courier-Post is
reporting the death of
Army Specialist
Eric G. Palacios
Rivera,
21, of Atlantic City,
New Jersey. According
to his family, he
was with the 1st
Battalion of the
18th Infantry Regiment
operating in an area
west of Ramadi. Although
it doesn't give an
exact date of death,
it states that his
family was informed
of the death on Tuesday,
November 15th. That
makes him a likely
candidate for the
army death described
in this
CENTCOM release. |
Eric
G. Palacios Rivera,
21, Atlantic City, New Jersey
|
Friday,
November 17, 2006 6:22
AM - WJLA ABC
News (Arlington, Virginia) is reporting the death of Colonel
Thomas Hold Felts in
Iraq on Tuesday, November
14th. He was killed
when his vehicle was
struck by an improvised
explosive device in
Baghdad ... likely
the same attack in
northwest Baghdad that
killed Spc.
Justin Garcia.
The article indicates
that he was a graduate
of the University of
Richmond, that his
funeral might take
place there, and that
burial is planned at
a National Cemetery
near Sandston, Virginia. He was a father of four children.
Friday,
November 17,
2006 9:44 AM
- |
|
(1)
The Baltimore Sun is
reporting the death of
Army 1st
Lieutenant John
Ryan Dennison,
24, of Ijamsville,
Maryland, in Iraq.
Dennison, a member
of 3rd Brigade,
82nd Airborne Division,
died during fighting
east of Baghdad
in Diyala Province
when he was struck
by two bullets
on Wednesday, November
15th. |
|
John
R. Dennison, 24,
Ijamsville, Maryland
|
| |
|
|
|
Colonel
Thomas H. Felts
Sr., 45,
of Sandston, Virginia |
|
Thomas
H. Felts Sr., 45,
Sandston, Virginia
|
|
|
Specialist
Justin R. Garcia,
26, of Elmhurst,
New York |
|
Justin
R. Garcia, 26, Elmhurst,
New York
|
|
The
DoD has
identified the
soldier who
was killed by small
arms fire in Baghdad
on Tuesday, November
14th: Sergeant
1st Class Tung
M. Nguyen,
38. Tung was a
Special Forces
soldier. He was
born in Cantho,
Vietnam, and raised
in Tracy, California.
According to the
USASOC news service,
his death is being
investigated and
may have resulted
from friendly fire. |
Tung
M. Nguyen, 38,
Tracy, California
|
| Friday,
November 17, 2006
7:55 PM - |
| |
(1)
The DoD has
confirmed the death of Specialist
Eric G. Palacios
Rivera,
21, of Atlantic
City, New Jersey,
from small arms
fire in the vicinity
of Ramadi on Tuesday,
November 14th. |
|
|
(2)
The DoD has
also identified the
two 3rd Brigade,
1st Cavalry, deaths
from an IED attack
in the vicinity
of Ba'qubah, Diyala
Province, on Wednesday,
November 15th: |
|
Sergeant
1st Class Schuyler
B. Haynes,
40, of New York |
Schuyler
B. Haynes,
40, New York
|
| |
|
Specialist Mitchel T. Mutz,
23, of Falls City, Texas
|
|
(3)
Lastly, the DoD has
identified the
soldier who
died from small
arms fire in Diyala
Province (in the
vicinity of Balad
Ruz) on Thursday,
November 16th: Captain
Rhett W. Schiller,
26, of Waterford,
Wisconsin. Milwaukee's
TMJ-4 has
a write-up on him,
reporting that
he was the executive
officer of his
unit, the 5th Squadron
of the 73rd Cavalry
Regiment. |
|
Rhett W. Schiller, 26, Waterford,
Wisconsin
|
Saturday,
November 18, 2006 7:44
AM - The New York
Post has
published an article that
covers the recent deaths
in Iraq of two New York City
natives: Army Specialist
Justin Garcia and
Army Sergeant
Schuyler Haynes.
According to it, Haynes
hailed from Manhattan,
Upper West Side.
Saturday,
November 18, 2006 7:52
PM - The DoD has
confirmed the death of Captain
John R. Dennison from
small arms fire on
Wednesday, November
15th. The 25-year-old
from Ijamsville, Maryland,
apparently died at
Balad in Salah ad Din
Province. However,
CENTCOM had
previously stated that
he was wounded in Diyala
Province. This leads
us to wonder if he
had been evacuated
from Diyala to a
military facility at
Balad before he died.
| Monday,
November 20, 2006
5:28 AM - |
| |
(1)
MNF-Iraq is
reporting the death of
an 89th Military
Police Brigade
soldier in an IED
attack in southeastern
Baghdad on Saturday,
November 18th. |
| |
(2)
MNF-Iraq is
also reporting
the death of
a Regimental Combat
Team 5 marine due
to enemy action
in Al Anbar Province
on Sunday, November
19th. |
|
Monday,
November 20, 2006
12:05 PM - The
DoD has
identified the
Marine reservist who
died from enemy
action in Al Anbar
Province on Sunday,
November 19th: Lance
Corporal Jeremy
S. Shock,
22, of Tiffin,
Ohio. |
Jeremy
S. Shock, 22,
Tiffin, Ohio
|
Tuesday,
November 21, 2006 7:03
AM - The Cadillac
(Michigan) News is
reporting the death of
a soldier who attended
school in Reed City,
Michigan: Brad
Shilling,
22. According to the
article, he died in
a roadside bomb attack
on Saturday, November
18th ... making him
a good match for this
CENTCOM release.
| Tuesday,
November 21, 2006
3:03 PM - |
| |
(1)
The DoD has
confirmed the death of Specialist
Bradley N. Shilling,
22, of Stanwood
, Michigan. Shilling
died when his vehicle
was hit by a roadside
bomb in Baghdad
on Saturday, November
18th. |
| |
(2)
The Toledo Blade has
published an article revealing
more details on
the death of Lance
Corporal Jeremy
Shock on
Sunday, November
19th. According
to it, he died
when a roadside
bomb detonated
near his vehicle
in the city of
Fallujah, Al Anbar
Province. |
Wednesday,
November 22, 2006 4:35
AM - MNF-Iraq is
reporting the death of
a 3rd Brigade, 82nd
Airborne Division soldier
from a non-hostile
cause in Salah ad Din
Province on Tuesday,
November 21st.
Wednesday,
November 22, 2006 5:56
AM - The Associated
Press is
reporting the death of
a soldier from Albuquerque,
New Mexico, in Iraq. Sergeant
Eric Vizcaino,
32, was on patrol in
Baghdad on Monday,
November 20th, when
he was shot and killed,
this according to his
father. He was based
out of Fort Bragg,
NC.
|
Wednesday,
November 22,
2006 10:06 AM
- MNF-Iraq is
reporting the
death of
another 3rd Brigade,
82nd Airborne
Division, soldier
in Iraq on Tueday,
November 21st.
This one was
a roadside bomb
death in Salah
ad Din Province.
At the same time,
the Eastern Iowa
Gazette has
identified a
soldier out
of Fort Bragg
who died in action
in Iraq
on that same
day: Sergeant
James Musack of
Riverside, Iowa.
They are likely
one and the same
death. |
|
James
Musack, 23, Riverside,
Iowa
|
Wednesday,
November 22, 2006
1:36 PM - The
DoD has
confirmed the death in
Iraq of Specialist
Eric Vizcaino,
21, of New Mexico.
It would appear that
earlier media reports
were incorrect in
several particulars.
He did not die on
Monday, November
20th, as reported,
but was injured that
day in a non-combat
incident in Samarra.
Vizcaino actually
died in a medical
facility in Balad,
Salah ad Din Province,
on Tuesday, the 21st.
The nature of the
incident that cost
him his life is not
yet clear, although
media accounts consistently
describe a shooting
of some sort. What
is clear is that
Vizcaino is the non-hostile
death described in this
CENTCOM release.
That non-hostile
death has now been
merged with Vizcaino's,
reducing the death
count by one.
Thursday,
November 23, 2006
4:56 AM - MNF-Iraq is
reporting the deaths of
three Regimental
Combat Team 7 Marines
from enemy action
in Al Anbar Province
on Wednesday, November
22nd.
Thursday,
November 23,
2006 6:50 PM
- |
 |
(1)
The DoD has
released the
identity of
one of the three
Regimental Combat
Team 7 Marines
who died on Wednesday,
November 22nd: Lance
Corporal Joshua
C. Alonzo,
21, of Dumas,
Texas. |
|
Joshua C. Alonzo, 21, Dumas,
Texas
|
| |
(2)
The DoD has
also confirmed
the death of Sergeant
James P. Musack,
23, of Riverside,
Iowa, on Tuesday,
November 21st.
Unfortunately,
they describe
his death as
non-combat related.
Early media reports
had led us to
believe that
he'd died in
action ... possibly
in the IED attack
in Salah ad Din
Province described
in this
CENTCOM release.
But now it would
appear not. Consequently,
we now show Musack
as a new death. |
Friday,
November 24,
2006 7:35 AM
- |
| |
(1)
The British Ministry
of Defense has
announced the
death of
one of their
soldiers in Basrah
from small arms
fire while on
a search and
detention operation
Friday, November
24th. |
|
|
Heath
Warner,
19, Canton,
Ohio
|
|
(2)
Cleveland station
News Net 5 is
reporting the
death of
a Canton, Ohio,
Marine in Iraq
on Wednesday,
November 22nd: Private
1st Class Heath
Warner,
19. |
Saturday,
November 25, 2006
7:14 AM - MNF-Iraq is
reporting the death of
a Regimental Combat
Team 5 Marine from
enemy action in Al
Anbar Province on
Friday, November
24th.
Saturday,
November 25, 2006
11:59 AM - The
British Ministry
of Defense has
released the name of
the soldier who
died from enemy
small arms fire
in Basrah on Friday,
November 24th: Sergeant
Jonathan Hollingsworth.
No further details
about the man are
being released
at this point.
Saturday,
November 25,
2006 4:11 PM
- MNF-Iraq is
reporting the
death of
a U.S. soldier,
along with an
Iraqi adult and
two Iraqi children,
in a suicide
car bombing at
a checkpoint
northwest of
Khalidiyah (near
Fallujah) on
Saturday, November
25th. Nine Iraqi
civilians and
a U.S. soldier
were also wounded
in the incident.
Sunday,
November 26,
2006 3:58 AM
- MNF-Iraq issued
a statement to
the effect that
two Marines were
killed in Al
Anbar Province
from enemy action
on Saturday,
November 25th
... one from
Regimental Combat
Team 5, one from
Regimental Combat
Team 7. In
a later clarification,
they confirmed
that the RCT-5
Marine was actually
the servicemember who
had already been
reported dead earlier
on Saturday in
a suicide car
bombing at a
checkpoint NW
of Khalidiyah
near Fallujah.
Sunday,
November 26,
2006 4:48 AM
- MNF-Iraq is
reporting the
death of
a 3rd Brigade,
1st Cavalry
Division, soldier
in a roadside
bomb attack
in Diyala Province
on Saturday,
November 25th.
In addition,
two soldiers
were wounded.
Monday,
November
27, 2006
4:44
AM - |
|
(1)
The DoD has
released
the identity of
the soldier
who died
in an IED
attack
in Salah
ad Din
Province
on Tuesday,
November
21st: Command
Sergeant
Major Donovan
E. Watts,
46, of
Atlanta,
Georgia.
He apparently
died in
Bayji after
having
been wounded
in the
vicinity
of As Siniyah. |
|
Donovan E. Watts, 46, Atlanta,
Georgia
|
| |
|
Monday,
November
27, 2006
6:06
AM - |
| |
(1)
The DoD has
announced
the death of
a 3rd Infantry
Division
soldier
from Fort
Stewart,
Georgia,
in a non-hostile,
unspecified
incident
in Balad,
north of
Baghdad,
on Friday,
November
24th: Private
Reece D.
Moreno,
19, of
Prescott,
Arizona.
This is
a new death,
not previously
reported
by CENTCOM. |
| |
(2)
The Associated
Press is
reporting
the crash of
a U.S.
Air Force
jet in
Iraq near
the town
of Karmah
in Al Anbar
Province
on Monday,
September
27th. The
jet was
apparently
providing
close air
support
to troops
on the
ground.
An Iraqi
who witnessed
the crash
was quoted
as saying that
the jet
was flying
erratically
before
it "nosedived
and exploded
in a farm
field".
The U.S.
military
has made
no statement
as of yet
as to the
cause of
the crash
or the
fate of
the pilot. |
Monday,
November
27, 2006
6:27 AM - MNF-Iraq has
confirmed
the crash of
a U.S. Air
Force F-16CG
fighter jet
about 20
miles northwest
of Baghdad
on Monday,
November
27th. According
to their
report, the
craft was
engaged in
support of
combat operations
on the ground
... and went
down "with
one pilot
on board".
There is
no indication
as to what
might have
caused the
crash. Rather
than speculate,
it will be
listed for
now as "non-hostile" in
our database
until official
word is received.
|
Monday,
November
27,
2006
10:18
AM
- The
DoD has
announced
the
death of
a Michigan
Army
National
Guardsman
from
enemy
small
arms
fire
at
a checkpoint
in
Baghdad
on
Thanksgiving
Day,
November
23rd: Sergeant
1st
Class
James
D.
Priestap,
39,
of
Hardwood,
Michigan. This
is
a new
death,
not
previously
reported
by
CENTCOM. |
|
James D. Priestap,
39, Hardwood, Michigan
|
| Monday,
November
27,
2006
5:44
PM
- |
| |
(1)
The
DoD has
released
the
identities of
the
last
two
Regimental
Combat
Team
7 Marines
out
of
three
to
die
from
enemy
action
in
Al
Anbar
Province
on
Wednesday,
November
22: |
| |
|
Lance
Corporal
James
R.
Davenport,
20,
of
Danville.,
Indiana |
| |
|
Private
Heath
D.
Warner,
19,
of
Canton,
Ohio |
| |
(2)
The
DoD has
also
identified the
Regimental
Combat
Team
5 Marine
who
died
from
enemy
action
in
Al
Anbar
Province
on
Friday,
November
24th: Corporal
Nicholas
P.
Rapavi,
22,
of
Springfield,
Virginia. |
| |
(3)
The
DoD has
released
the
identity of
the
Regimental
Combat
Team
5 Marine
who
died
in
the
suicide
car
bombing
at
a checkpoint
near
Khalidiyah
in
Al
Anbar
Province on
Saturday,
November
25th: Corporal
Michael
C.
Ledsome,
24,
of
Austin,
Texas. |
| |
(4)
Lastly,
the
DoD has
released
the
identity of
the
Regimental
Combat
Team
7 Marine
who
died
from
enemy
action
in
Al
Anbar
Province
on
Saturday,
November
25th: Lance
Corporal
Jeromy
D.
West,
20,
of
Aguanga,
California. |
Tuesday,
November
28,
2006
6:25
AM
- |
| |
(1)
Apparently,
the
pilot
of
the
jet
that
crashed
near
Fallujah
on
Monday,
November
27th,
has
not
officially
been
declared
dead.
According
to this
CENTCOM
release,
no
body
was
found
at
the
scene
of
the
crash.
DNA
samples
have
been
taken
and
are
being
examined.
But
at
this
time,
the
pilot's
death
cannot
be
confirmed.
For
this
reason,
we
are
removing
him
from
the
database
until
official
word
of
his
death
is
received. |
| |
(2)
The
Danbury,
Connecticut,
News
Times is
reporting
the
death of
an
army
soldier
born
in
New
Haven: Captain
Jason
Hamill,
31.
According
to
his
father,
Hamill
was
one
of
three
Fort
Hood,
Texas,
soldiers
killed
in
Baghdad
on
Sunday,
November
26th,
when
a roadside
bomb
detonated
near
their
armored
vehicle. |
|
Tuesday,
November
28,
2006
6:46
AM
- The
Knoxville,
Tennesee,
News
Sentinel is
reporting
the
death of Staff
Sergeant
Daniel
Marshall
Morris,
28,
of
Clinton,
Tennessee,
in
Iraq
on
Saturday,
November
25th.
The
Fort
Hood,
TX,
soldier
was
killed
in
Diyala
Province
when
a
roadside
bomb
exploded
near
his
vehicle. |
|
Daniel
Marshall
Morris,
28, of
Clinton,
Tennessee
|
Tuesday,
November
28,
2006
7:52
AM
- MNF-Iraq is
reporting
the
death of
a Marine
assigned
to
1st
Brigade,
1st
Armored
Division,
on
Monday,
November
27th,
due
to
enemy
action
in
Al
Anbar
Province.
Tuesday,
November 28, 2006 12:21 PM
- The
DoD has
released the identities of
the three soldiers who died
from a roadside bomb attack
in Baghdad on Sunday, November
26th: |
| |
Captain
Jason R. Hamill,
31, of New Haven, Connecticut |
| |
1st
Lieutenant David M. Fraser,
25, of Texas |
| |
Private
Joshua C. Burrows,
20, of Bossier City, Louisiana |
| Tuesday,
November 28, 2006 6:13 PM - |
| |
(1)
The DoD has
confirmed the death of Staff
Sergeant Daniel M. Morris,
28, of Clinton, Tennessee, in
Iraq on Saturday, November 25th.
According to the DoD release,
he died in the vicinity of a
place called Al Judiah. Unfortunately,
we are unable to determine at
this time if this place is indeed
in Diyala province where CENTCOM
had previously reported this
IED death. |
| |
(2)
The DoD has
also released
the identity of
the Marine who died from enemy
action in Al Anbar Province on
Monday, November 27th: Lance
Corporal Michael A. Schwarz,
20, of Carlstadt, New Jersey. |
Wednesday,
November
29,
2006
3:35
AM
- MNF-Iraq is
reporting
the
death of
a 3rd
Brigade,
82nd
Airborne
Division,
soldier
from
an
improvised
explosive
device
attack
in
Salah
ad
Din
Province
on
Tuesday,
November
28th.
Wednesday,
November
29,
2006
4:57
AM
- MNF-Iraq is
now
reporting
the
death of
a
soldier
assigned
to
Regimental
Combat
Team
7
on
Wednesday,
November
29th,
from
enemy
action
in
Al
Anbar
Province.
Wednesday,
November 29, 2006 1:37 PM - This
morning, the DoD identified
the pilot who
has been missing since his F-16C
jet crashed near Fallujah on
Monday, September 27th: Air Force Major
Troy L. Gilbert.
They are still currently listing
him as Duty Status Whereabouts
Unknown (DUSTWUN), not deceased.
As such, he is not included in
our database at the present time.
| Thursday,
November 30, 2006 5:53 AM
- |
|
(1)
The Mobile, Alabama, Press
Register is
reporting the death of
a local soldier in Iraq on
Tuesday, November 28th. Chris
Mason was
killed when an improvised
explosive device detonated.
He was 32, and a member of
the 82nd Airborne Division.
His is likely the death described
in this
CENTCOM release. |
Chris
Mason, 32,
Mobile, Alabama
|
| |
|
| Thursday,
November 30, 2006 1:46 PM
- |
| |
(1)
The DoD has
confirmed the death of Specialist
Christopher E. Mason,
32, of Mobile, Alabama, on
Tuesday, November 28th. According
to the DoD release, however,
he died from small arms fire,
not the roadside bomb attack
described in
the media and
in what we thought was the
relevant CENTCOM release.
At this time, there isn't
enough information to determine
which reports are correct.
The DoD is reporting that
he died in Bayji in Salah
ad Din Province. |
| |
|
Thursday,
November 30, 2006 6:55 PM - The
DoD has
announced the death of Sergeant
Jeannette T. Dunn,
44, of Bronx, New York, from
a non-hostile, unspecified injury
at Taji just northwest of Baghdad
on Sunday, November 26th. This
is a new death, not previously
reported by CENTCOM.
Friday,
December 01, 2006 7:15
AM - MNF-Iraq is
reporting the death of
another soldier, presumably
in Baghdad, due to
enemy action on Thursday,
November 30th.
Friday,
December 01, 2006
3:00 PM - The
DoD has
released the identity of
the soldier killed
in enemy action in
Baghdad on Wednesday,
November 29th: Private
1st Class Theodore
M. West,
23, of Richmond,
Kentucky. West died
when an improvised
explosive device
detonated near his
vehicle.
Friday,
December 01, 2006
5:07 PM - The
DoD has
released the identity of
a soldier who died
in a roadside bomb
attack in Hit in
the Al Anbar Province
on Tuesday, November
28th: Corporal
Jon-Erik Loney,
21, of Hartselle,
Alabama. This death
is likely covered
by this
CENTCOM release even
though the dates
do not agree. The
CENTCOM report could
have been written
when "today" was
the 28th, but not
published until the
29th.
Saturday,
December 02, 2006
9:05 AM - The
Associated Press is
reporting the death of
an army soldier
who grew up near
Omaha, Nebraska. Staff
Sergeant Jeremy
W. Mulhair,
35, was killed
near Taji, just
northwest of Baghdad,
when a roadside
bomb exploded on
Thursday, November
30th.
Saturday,
December 02,
2006 10:31 AM
- The
DoD has
confirmed the
death of Staff
Sergeant Jeremy
W. Mulhair,
35, of Omaha,
Nebraska, on
Thursday, November
30th. He died
in Taji (northwest
of Baghdad) when
a roadside bomb
struck his vehicle.
Sunday,
December 03,
2006 8:27 AM
- The
DoD has completed
DNA testing
of samples
taken from
the site of
the crash of
an F-16C fighter
jet near Fallujah
on November
27th and are
now officially
declaring the
pilot dead.
He was Major
Troy L. Gilbert,
34, of Litchfield
Park, Arizona
... a member
of the U.S.
Air Force based
at Luke Air
Force Base
in Arizona.
There is still
no word from
the military
on whether
the crash was caused
by hostile
or non-hostile
means.
Monday,
December 04,
2006 4:24 PM
- The
DoD has
released the
identity of
the soldier
who died in
Baghdad from
enemy action
on Thursday,
November 30th: Staff
Sergeant John
L. Hartman
Jr.,
39, of Tampa,
Florida. He
was killed
when an improvised
explosive device
detonated near
his vehicle.
Wednesday,
March
21,
2007 5:45
PM
- Five
months after
the fact,
the DoD has
announced
the death of Lieutenant
Colonel
Peter
E. Winston,
56,
of Plant
City,
FL.
He is
reported
to have
died
on November
13,
2006, in
Kaiserslautern,
Germany,
from
a non-hostile
unspecified
cause
that
occurred
while
he
was
stationed
in Iraq.
Monday,
March
26, 2007
7:52
PM - The
Associated
Press is
quoting
a spokesman for
the 143rd
Sustainment
Command
in Orlando,
FL, as
saying
that
Army
Reservist Lieutenant
Colonel
Peter
Winston,
56, of
Plant
City,
Florida,
had committed
suicide.
Winston,
a long
time
member
of the
Florida
National
Guard
and Army
Reserve,
had volunteered
for active
duty
four
years
ago and
had served
in Kuwait
as a
safety
officer.
According
to information
gleaned
from
the DoD
casualty
databases,
his death
occurred
at Rhine
Ordnance
Barracks adjacent
to Ramstein
Air Base
in Kaiserslautern,
Germany,
on November
13, 2006. [Note:
This
entry
is logged
directly
into
our November
2006
Archive.]
|
|
|
