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Military personnel killed in Afghanistan war: 2004
04:14 PM CDT on Tuesday, October 25, 2005
From Staff Reports
KILLED IN ACTION: 2004
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
Age: 47
Hometown: Alva, Fla.
Unit: Army's Company C, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Army National Guard based in Starke, Fla.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 9 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Wood was fatally injured when the vehicle he was traveling in near Kabul hit another vehicle.
Age: 28
Hometown: Allegany, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 29 when a weapons cache exploded west of Ghazni, Afghanistan.
Age: 24
Hometown: Sun Prairie, Wis.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 29 when a weapons cache exploded west of Ghazni, Afghanistan.
Age: 21
Hometown: Sacramento, Calif.
Unit: Army's 304th Psychological Operations Company, U.S. Army Reserve, based in Sacramento, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 29 when a weapons cache exploded west of Ghazni, Afghanistan.
Age: 43
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Unit: Army's 486th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, based in Broken Arrow, Okla.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 29 when a weapons cache exploded west of Ghazni, Afghanistan.
Age: 37
Hometown: Aurora, Mo.
Unit: Army's 805th Military Police Company, U.S. Army Reserve, based in Raleigh, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 29 when a weapons cache exploded west of Ghazni, Afghanistan.
Age: 22
Hometown: Bellevue, Ky.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 29 when a weapons cache exploded west of Ghazni, Afghanistan.
Age: 29
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Okla.
Unit: Army's 486th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, based in Broken Arrow, Okla.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 29 when a weapons cache exploded west of Ghazni, Afghanistan.
Age: 28
Hometown: Meriden, Conn.
Unit: Army's 41st Engineer Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Jan. 29 when a weapons cache exploded west of Ghazni, Afghanistan. He was designated duty status unknown until Feb. 2, when his remains were recovered.
Age: 24
Hometown: Addison, Maine
Unit: Army's Company C, 2/87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 13 in Ghanzni, Afghanistan, as a result of an AT-46 (anti-tank) mine explosion.
Age: 21
Hometown: Uniontown, Kan.
Unit: Army's 805th Military Police Company, 16th Military Police Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve, Raleigh, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Feb. 25 in Kabul, Afghanistan, in a non-hostile accident.
Age: 26
Hometown: Yonkers, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died March 18 in Dehrawood, Afghanistan, when his team came under small-arms fire while clearing a village.
Age: 22
Hometown: Brentwood, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died March 18 in Dehrawood, Afghanistan, when his team came under small-arms fire while clearing a village.
Age: 49
Hometown: Fayetteville, N.C.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died March 28 in Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., due to a non-combat cause. He was medically evacuated from Afghanistan to Washington, D.C., via Landstuhl, Germany, on Feb. 16.
Age: 43
Hometown: Chicago
Unit: Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Circumstances: Died April 12 in a non-combat related incident.
Age: 58
Hometown: Wetumpka, Ala.
Unit: Army National Guard, 217th Military Police Company, Prattville, Ala.
Circumstances: Died April 18 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after collapsing on the floor in his quarters.
Age: 27
Hometown: Chandler, Ariz.
Unit: Army’s 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died April 22 in Afghanistan when his patrol vehicle came under attack.
Age: 24
Hometown: Fredonia, N.Y.
Unit: Army’s 7th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division (Light) from Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died May 1 in Homburg, Germany, from non-combat related injuries sustained on April 30 in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Age: 19
Hometown: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery, Florida National Guard, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Circumstances: Died May 5 in Afghanistan when his vehicle rolled over.
Age: 23
Hometown: Lakeland, Fla.
Unit: 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 8 due to hostile action in the vicinity of Tawara, Afghanistan.
Age: 37
Hometown: Maryland
Unit: Army’s 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 15 in Kajaki, Afghanistan, when his unit was ambushed with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire.
Age: 28
Hometown: Cape Coral, Fla.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), from Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 29 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, when his vehicle hit a land mine.
Age: 26
Hometown: Leesville, La.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died May 29 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, when his vehicle hit a land mine.
Age: 21
Hometown: Beaverton, Ore.
Unit: Army Reserve’s 329th Psychological Operations Company, Portland, Ore.
Circumstances: Died May 29 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, when his vehicle hit a land mine.
Age: 37
Hometown: Needham, Mass.
Unit: U.S. Navy SEAL serving with Navy Special Warfare Group Two, Little Creek, Va.
Circumstances: Died May 29. No further details were released.
Age: 24
Hometown: New Orleans
Unit: Army's Company A, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died June 7 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device hit his patrol.
Age: 19
Hometown: Dagsboro, Del.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died June 20 due to a non-combat related incident at Camp Bulldog, Afghanistan.
Age: 19
Hometown: Shelbyville, Tenn.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died June 24 from hostile fire near Bari Khout, Afghanistan.
Age: 21
Hometown: Bluefield, W.Va.
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died June 24 from hostile fire near Bari Khout, Afghanistan.
Age: 38
Hometown: Martinsville, Va.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died June 30 in Manila, Republic of the Philippines, of non-combat related injuries.
Age: 20
Hometown: Galloway, Ohio
Unit: Army Reserve’s 412th Civil Affairs Battalion, Whitehall, Ohio.
Circumstances: Died July 4 in Landstuhl, Germany, of complications from a non-combat related illness after she was evacuated from Bagram, Afghanistan, on June 30.
Age: 25
Hometown: Houston
Unit: Army's 453rd Transportation Company, U.S. Army Reserve, Houston.
Circumstances: Died July 12 in Bagram, Afghanistan, of non-combat related injuries.
Age: 39
Hometown: Winchester, Va.
Unit: Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 29th Infantry Division (Light Infantry), Winchester, Va.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 7 in Ghazikel, Afghanistan, when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.
Age: 36
Hometown: Inwood, W.Va.
Unit: Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 29th Infantry Division (Light Infantry), Winchester, Va.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 7 in Ghazikel, Afghanistan, when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.
Age: 30
Hometown: Moore, Okla.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion (Assault), 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Light Infantry Division, from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Aug. 12 in Salerno, Afghanistan, when the helicopter he was in developed mechanical difficulties and crashed.
Age: 35
Hometown: Albany, Ga.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Sept. 20 in Shkin, Afghanistan, when his patrol vehicle was ambushed by enemy forces using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.
Age: 30
Hometown: Walhalla, S.C.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Sept. 20 in Shkin, Afghanistan, when his patrol vehicle was ambushed by enemy forces using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.
Age: 21
Hometown: Libertyville, Ill.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Sept. 20 in Naka, Afghanistan, when his observation post was fired on by anti-coalition militia forces.
Age: 49
Hometown: Kearns, Utah
Unit: Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, West Jordan, Utah.
Circumstances: Died Sept. 29 in Bagram, Afghanistan, of non-combat related injuries.
Age: 28
Hometown: Mesa, Ariz.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 14 in Miam Do, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol.
Age: 26
Hometown: Waipahu, Hawaii
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 14 in Miam Do, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol.
Age: 21
Hometown: The Woodlands, Texas
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 19 in Afghanistan when the vehicle in which he was riding rolled over.
Age: 21
Hometown: Rogers, Ark.
Unit: Air Force's 66th Rescue Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 21 from injuries he received when an Air Force HH-60 helicopter aircraft crashed during a medical evacuation mission in Afghanistan.
Age: 25
Hometown: Perris, Calif.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 27 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, from injuries sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device on Oct. 20 in Naka, Afghanistan.
Age: 22
Hometown: Emerson, Iowa
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry, Glenwood, Iowa.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 1 in Salerno, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained in Sharan, Afghanistan, when his convoy was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades.
Age: 22
Hometown: Mansfield, Ohio
Unit: Army's 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 21 in Landstuhl, Germany, of accidental injuries sustained on Nov. 17 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, during preparations for combat operations.
Age: 23
Hometown: Apple Valley, Calif.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 24 in Deh Rawod, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.
Age: 25
Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 24 in Deh Rawod, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.
Age: 41
Hometown: Connecticut
Unit: Army's 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 27 in Bamian, Afghanistan, when his contract aircraft crashed.
Age: 31
Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va.
Unit: Army's 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 27 in Bamian, Afghanistan, when his contract aircraft crashed.
Age: 21
Hometown: Spokane, Wash.
Unit: Army's 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Nov. 27 in Bamian, Afghanistan, when his contract aircraft crashed.
Age: 26
Hometown: Rio Hondo, Texas
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light) from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Circumstances: Died Dec. 1 in Sharona, Afghanistan, when his military vehicle rolled over.
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