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Military personnel killed in Iraq war: November 2005

02:42 PM CDT on Monday, April 30, 2007

From Staff Reports


KILLED IN ACTION: November 2005

Note: U.S. military casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom are listed in chronological order. Contact us with questions.
• 2003 casualties:
March April May June July August September October November December
• 2004 casualties:
January February March April May June July August September October November December
• 2005 casualties:
January February March April May June July August September October November December
• 2006 casualties:
January February March April May June July August September October November December
• 2007 casualties:
January February March April May June July
• U.S. military casualties in Afghanistan:
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007


Sgt. Daniel A. Tsue
Age: 27
Hometown: Honolulu
Unit: 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Force Service Support Group, II MEF (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Nov. 1 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Ar Ramadi, Iraq.


Petty Officer 2nd Class Allan M. Cundanga Espiritu
Age: 28
Hometown: Oxnard, Calif.
Unit: Navy's 2nd Force Service Support Group (Forward), II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Nov. 1 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Ar Ramadi, Iraq.


Spc. Dennis J. Ferderer Jr.
Age: 20
Hometown: New Salem, N.D.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 2 in Ad Duluiyah, Iraq, when enemy forces threw a hand grenade at his Humvee during convoy operations.


Maj. Gerald M. Bloomfield II
Age: 38
Hometown: Ypsilanti, Mich.
Unit: Marine Light-Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II MEF (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Nov. 2 when his AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed while flying in support of security and stabilization operations near Ar Ramadi, Iraq.


Capt. Michael D. Martino
Age: 32
Hometown: Fairfax, Va.
Unit: Marine Light-Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II MEF (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Nov. 2 when his AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed while flying in support of security and stabilization operations near Ar Ramadi, Iraq.


2nd Lt. Mark J. Procopio
Age: 28
Hometown: Stowe, Vt.
Unit: Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, Jericho, Vt.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.


Spc. Joshua J. Munger
Age: 22
Hometown: Maysville, Mo.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.


Spc. Benjamin A. Smith
Age: 21
Hometown: Hudson, Wis.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.


Pfc. Tyler R. MacKenzie
Age: 20
Hometown: Evans, Colo.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.


Staff Sgt. Kyle B. Wehrly
Age: 28
Hometown: Galesburg, Ill.
Unit: Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery, Macomb, Ill.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 3 in Ashraf, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations.


Sgt. 1st Class Daniel J. Pratt
Age: 48
Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio
Unit: Army National Guard's 211th Maintenance Company, Newark, Ohio.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 3 in An Nasiriyah, Iraq, from a non-combat related cause.


Capt. Jeffrey P. Toczylowski
Age: 30
Hometown: Upper Moreland, Pa.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Panzer Kaserne, Germany.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 3 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, from injuries sustained during combat operations.


Spc. Darren D. Howe
Age: 21
Hometown: Beatrice, Neb.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 3 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of injuries sustained Oct. 17 in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle.


Spc. Timothy D. Brown
Age: 23
Hometown: Cedar Springs, Mich.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, Saginaw, Mich.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 4 in Habbaniyah, Iraq, when a land mine detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.


Capt. James M. Gurbisz
Age: 25
Hometown: Eatontown, N.J.
Unit: Army's 26th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations.


Pfc. Dustin A. Yancey
Age: 22
Hometown: Goose Creek, S.C.
Unit: Army's 26th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations.


Staff Sgt. Jason A. Fegler
Age: 24
Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, during combat operations.


Gunnery Sgt. Darrell W. Boatman
Age: 38
Hometown: Fayetteville, N.C.
Unit: 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 4 at Landstuhl Reginal Medical Center, Germany, from wounds sustained on Nov. 2 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Habbaniyah, Iraq.


Lt. Col. Thomas A. Wren
Age: 44
Hometown: Lorton, Va.
Unit: An Army Reservist assigned to the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq in Tallil, Iraq.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 5 Tallil, Iraq, when a civilian vehicle pulled in front of his Humvee, causing it to roll over.


Sgt. 1st Class James F. Hayes
Age: 48
Hometown: Barstow, Calif.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 6 in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations.


Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Sorensen
Age: 26
Hometown: Boca Raton, Fla.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 6 from enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations during Operation Steel Curtain in Husaybah, Iraq.


Capt. Joel E. Cahill
Age: 34
Hometown: Norwood, Mass.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 6 in Ad Dawr, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee.


1st Lt. Justin S. Smith
Age: 28
Hometown: Lansing, Mich.
Unit: Army's 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 7 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol.


Staff Sgt. Brian L. Freeman
Age: 27
Hometown: Lucedale, Miss.
Unit: Army's 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 7 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol.


Spc. Robert C. Pope II
Age: 22
Hometown: East Islip, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 7 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol.


Pfc. Mario A. Reyes
Age: 19
Hometown: Las Cruces, N.M.
Unit: Army's 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 7 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol.


Lance Cpl. Jeremy P. Tamburello
Age: 19
Hometown: Denver
Unit: 1st Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 8 from wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations just west of Rutbah, Iraq.


Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn C. Cashe
Age: 35
Hometown: Oviedo, Fla.
Unit: Army's 1st Battallion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, based in Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 8 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, from wounds suffered Oct. 17 in Samarra, Iraq. Cashe was on patrol in a Bradley Fighting Vehicle when an improvised explosive devise detonated near his vehicle.


Staff Sgt. Michael C. Parrott
Age: 49
Hometown: Timnath, Colo.
Unit: Army National Guard's Joint Forces Headquarters, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 10 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained earlier that day in Al Khalidiyah, Iraq, when his M1A1 Abrams tank was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire.


Sgt. Joshua A. Terando
Age: 27
Hometown: Morris, Ill.
Unit: Army National Guard's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Washington, Pa.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 10 in Al Taqaddum, Iraq, of injuries sustained earlier that day in Al Khalidiyah, Iraq, when his M1A1 Abrams tank was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire.


Lance Cpl. Daniel F. Swaim
Age: 19
Hometown: Yadkinville, N.C.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 10 of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in Karabilah, Iraq.


Sgt. Tyrone L. Chisholm
Age: 27
Hometown: Savannah, Ga.
Unit: Army's 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 11 in Tal Afar, Iraq, when multiple improvised explosive devices detonated near his M1A2 Abrams tank.


Cpl. Donald E. Fisher II
Age: 21
Hometown: Avon, Mass.
Unit: Army's 40th Transportation Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion, 593rd Corps Support Group, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 11 in Kirkuk, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle was involved in a collision.


Pfc. Antonio Mendezsanchez
Age: 22
Hometown: Rincon, Puerto Rico
Unit: Army's 40th Transportation Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion, 593rd Corps Support Group, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 11 in Kirkuk, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle was involved in a collision.


Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Sutherland
Age: 33
Hometown: West Deptford, N.J.
Unit: Army's 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 12 in Al Qadisiyah, Iraq, when his Stryker military vehicle accidentally rolled over.


Lance Cpl. David A. Mendez Ruiz
Age: 20
Hometown: Cleveland
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Nov. 12 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Amiriyah, Iraq.


Lance Cpl. Scott A. Zubowski
Age: 20
Hometown: Manchester, Ind.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Nov. 12 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Amiriyah, Iraq.


Cpl. John M. Longoria
Age: 21
Hometown: Nixon, Texas
Unit: Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Nov. 14 of wounds sustained from small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in New Ubaydi, Iraq.


Maj. Ramon J. Mendoza Jr.
Age: 37
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Unit: Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Nov. 14 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in New Ubaydi, Iraq.


Lance Cpl. Christopher M. McCrackin
Age: 20
Hometown: Liverpool, Texas
Unit: Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Nov. 14 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in New Ubaydi, Iraq.


Lance Cpl. Nickolas D. Schiavoni
Age: 26
Hometown: Haverhill, Mass.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 15 from a suicide, vehicle-borne, improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Al Karmah, Iraq.


Staff Sgt. James E. Estep
Age: 26
Hometown: Leesburg, Fla.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 15 of injuries sustained in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.


Spc. Matthew J. Holley
Age: 21
Hometown: San Diego
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 15 of injuries sustained in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.


Pfc. Travis J. Grigg
Age: 24
Hometown: Inola, Okla.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 15 of injuries sustained in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.


Spc. Alexis Roman-Cruz
Age: 33
Hometown: Brandon, Fla.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 16 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained on Nov. 15 in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.


2nd Lt. Donald R. McGlothlin
Age: 26
Hometown: Lebanon, Va.
Unit: Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. His unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Nov. 16 from small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in Ubaydi, Iraq.


Pvt. Dylan R. Paytas
Age: 20
Hometown: Freedom, Pa.
Unit: Army's 3rd Brigade Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 16 in Baqubah, Iraq, from injuries sustained from multiple gunshot wounds.


Lance Cpl. Roger W. Deeds
Age: 24
Hometown: Biloxi, Miss.
Unit: Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Nov. 16 as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in Ubaydi, Iraq.


Lance Cpl. John A. Lucente
Age: 19
Hometown: Grass Valley, Calif.
Unit: Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Nov. 16 of wounds sustained from an enemy hand grenade while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in Ubaydi, Iraq.


Cpl. Jeffry A. Rogers
Age: 21
Hometown: Oklahoma City
Unit: Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Nov. 16 as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in Ubaydi, Iraq.


Cpl. Joshua J. Ware
Age: 20
Hometown: Apache, Okla.
Unit: Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Nov. 16 as a result of enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in Ubaydi, Iraq.


Sgt. Jeremy E. Murray
Age: 27
Hometown: Atwater, Ohio
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Nov. 16 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the vicinity of Hadithah, Iraq.


Staff Sgt. Ivan V. Alarcon
Age: 23
Hometown: Jerome, Idaho
Unit: Army's 473rd Quartermaster Company, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 17 in Tal Afar, Iraq, when his Humvee accidentally rolled over during combat operations.


Spc. Vernon R. Widner
Age: 34
Hometown: Redlands, Calif.
Unit: Army's 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 17 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Bayji, Iraq, earlier that day when his Humvee was involved in a vehicle accident during convoy operations.


Pfc. Anthony A. Gaunky
Age: 19
Hometown: Sparta, Wis.
Unit: Army's 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 18 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained in Bayji, Iraq, on Nov. 17 when his Humvee was involved in a vehicle accident during convoy operations.


Sgt. Luis R. Reyes
Age: 26
Hometown: Aurora, Colo.
Unit: Army National Guard's 947th Engineer Company, Durango, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 18 en route to Ali Al Salem, Kuwait, when the bus in which he was riding rolled over.


Pvt. Christopher M. Alcozer
Age: 21
Hometown: DeKalb, Ill.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 19 in Mosul, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire and grenades.


Master Sgt. Anthony R.C. Yost
Age: 39
Hometown: Flint, Mich.
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 19 in Mosul, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his position during combat operations.


Lance Cpl. Tyler J. Troyer
Age: 21
Hometown: Tangent, Ore.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 19 from wounds received as a result of small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Al Karmah, Iraq.


Lance Cpl. Miguel Terrazas
Age: 20
Hometown: El Paso, Texas
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Nov. 19 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the vicinity of Hadithah, Iraq.


1st Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski
Age: 23
Hometown: Freehold, N.J.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 19 in Bayji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.


Staff Sgt. Edward Karolasz
Age: 25
Hometown: Kearny, N.J.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 19 in Bayji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.


Cpl. Jonathan F. Blair
Age: 21
Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 19 in Bayji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.


Spc. Dominic J. Hinton
Age: 24
Hometown: Jacksonville, Texas.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 19 in Bayji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.


Spc. Michael J. Idanan
Age: 21
Hometown: Chula Vista, Calif.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 19 in Bayji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.


Sgt. Dominic J. Sacco
Age: 32
Hometown: Albany, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 13th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 20 in Taji, Iraq, when his M1A1 Abrams tank was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire.


Pfc. John W. Dearing
Age: 21
Hometown: Hazel Park, Mich.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, Saginaw, Mich.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 21 in Habbaniyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.


Sgt. Denis J. Gallardo
Age: 22
Hometown: St. Petersburg, Fla.
Unit: Army's 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 22 in Tal Afar, Iraq, from a non-combat related illness.


Spc. Allen J. Knop
Age: 22
Hometown: Willowick, Ohio
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 23 in Baghdad, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries.


Staff Sgt. Aram J. Bass
Age: 25
Hometown: Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 23 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit came under direct fire during combat operations.


Sgt. William B. Meeuwsen
Age: 24
Hometown: Kingwood, Texas.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 23 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit came under direct fire during combat operations.


Spc. Javier A. Villanueva
Age: 25
Hometown: Temple, Texas
Unit: Army's 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 24 in Al Asad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Hit, Iraq, on Nov. 23 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations.


Staff Sgt. Steven C. Reynolds
Age: 32
Hometown: Jordan, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 24 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee, causing it to flip into a canal.


Pfc. Marc A. Delgado
Age: 21
Hometown: Lithia, Fla.
Unit: Army's 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 24 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee, causing it to flip into a canal.


Sgt. 1st Class Eric P. Pearrow
Age: 40
Hometown: Peoria, Ill.
Unit: Army's 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 24 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his M1A2 Abrams tank accidentally rolled over into a canal.


Pfc. Ryan D. Christensen
Age: 22
Hometown: Spring Lake Heights, N.J.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 24 at the Medical University of Charleston in Charleston, S.C., of a non-combat related illness identified in Balad, Iraq, on Nov. 10.


Spc. Gregory L. Tull
Age: 20
Hometown: Pocahontas, Iowa
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery, Storm Lake, Iowa.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 25 in the Al Anbar Province, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.


Master Sgt. Brett E. Angus
Age: 40
Hometown: St. Paul, Minn.
Unit: Marine Wing Support Squadron-372, Marine Wing Support Group-37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Nov. 26 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the vicinity of Camp Taqaddum, Iraq.


Sgt. Donald J. Hasse
Age: 28
Hometown: Wichita Falls, Texas.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 13th Armor Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 29 in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.


Sgt. Jerry W. Mills Jr.
Age: 23
Hometown: Arkansas City, Kan.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 13th Armor Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 29 in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.


Cpl. Joshua D. Snyder
Age: 20
Hometown: Hampstead, Md.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 30 of wounds sustained from small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq.


Staff Sgt. William D. Richardson
Age: 30
Hometown: Houston
Unit: Marine Wing Support Squadron-372, Marine Wing Support Group-37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
Circumstances: Died Nov. 30 of wounds sustained from a non-hostile vehicle accident near Al Taqaddum, Iraq.


Sgt. Grzegorz Jakoniuk
Age: 25
Hometown: Schiller Park, Ill.
Unit: Army's 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 30 in Taji, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries.


Cpl. William G. Taylor
Age: 26
Hometown: Macon, Ga.
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 30 from small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq.