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Military personnel killed in Iraq war: October 2004

12:42 PM CST on Wednesday, November 1, 2006


KILLED IN ACTION: October 2004

Note: U.S. military casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom are listed in chronological order. Contact us with questions.
• 2003 casualties:
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• 2004 casualties:
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• 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:
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• U.S. military casualties in Afghanistan:
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007


Sgt. Michael A. Uvanni
Age: 27
Hometown: Rome, N.Y.
Unit: Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, Morrisonville, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Oct.1 in Samarra, Iraq, when he was shot by a sniper while conducting combat operations.

Sgt. Jack T. Hennessy
Age: 21
Hometown: Naperville, Ill.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Died Oct. 1st in Baghdad, Iraq, when his check point came under small-arms fire.

Sgt. Russell L. Collier
Age: 48
Hometown: Harrison, Ark.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 206th Field Artillery Regiment, Arkansas National Guard, Russellville, Ark.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 3rd in Taji, Iraq. His unit was conducting traffic control operations when enemy forces attacked them using small-arms fire.

Sgt. Christopher S. Potts
Age: 38
Hometown: Tiverton, R.I.
Unit: Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 103rd Field Artillery Regiment, Providence, R.I.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 3 in Taji, Iraq, as his unit was conducting traffic control operations and enemy forces attacked them using small-arms fire.

Staff Sgt. James L. Pettaway Jr.
Age: 37
Hometown: Baltimore, Md.
Unit: Army Reserve’s 223rd Transportation Company, Norristown, Pa.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 3 in Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of injuries sustained in Fallujah, Iraq, on Aug. 27, when he was involved in a motor vehicle accident.

Staff Sgt. Richard L. Morgan Jr.
Age: 38
Hometown: St. Clairsville, Ohio
Unit: Army Reserve’s 660th Transportation Company, Cadiz, Ohio
Circumstances: Died Oct. 5 in Latfiyah, Iraq, of injuries sustained on Oct. 4, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle.

Pvt. 2 Jeungjin Na Kim
Age: 23
Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd Infantry Division from Camp Hovey, Korea
Circumstances: Died Oct. 6 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire.

Spc. Jessica L. Cawvey
Age: 21
Hometown: Normal, Ill.
Unit: Army’s National Guard’s 1544th Transportation Company, Paris, Ill.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 6 in Fallujah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle.

Spc. Morgen N. Jacobs
Age: 20
Hometown: Santa Cruz, Calif.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany
Circumstances: Died Oct. 7 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Aaliyah on Oct. 6, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol vehicle.

Staff Sgt. Michael S. Voss
Age: 35
Hometown: Aberdeen, N.C.
Unit: Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, Wilmington, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 8 near Tikrit, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire.

Sgt. Andrew W. Brown
Age: 22
Hometown: Pleasant Mount, Penn.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 509th Infantry, Fort Polk, La.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 8 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained on Oct. 1, when his patrol vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device.

Pfc. Andrew Halverson
Age: 19
Hometown: Grant, Wis.
Unit: Marine's 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 9 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Pvt. 2 Carson J. Ramsey
Age: 22
Hometown: Winkelman, Ariz.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Died Oct. 10 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle.

Pfc. James E. Prevete
Age: 22
Hometown: Whitestone, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, Camp Greaves, Korea
Circumstances: Died Oct. 10 in Habbaniya, Iraq, when his military vehicle encountered whiteout conditions, and the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle.

Pfc. Aaron J. Rusin
Age: 19
Hometown: Johnstown, Pa.
Unit: Army's 44th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Korea
Circumstances: Died Oct. 11 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained on Oct. 10, when his military vehicle came under fire from enemy forces.

Staff Sgt. Michael L. Burbank
Age: 34
Hometown: Bremerton, Wash.
Unit: Army's 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 11 in Mosul, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker military vehicle.

Sgt. Pamela G. Osbourne
Age: 38
Hometown: Hollywood, Fla.
Unit: Army’s Division Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Died Oct. 11 in Baghdad, Iraq, when two rockets hit their camp.

Pfc. Anthony W. Monroe
Age: 20
Hometown: Bismarck, N.D.
Unit: Army’s Division Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Died Oct. 11 in Baghdad, Iraq, when two rockets hit their camp.

Pfc. Oscar A. Martinez
Age: 19
Hometown: North Lauderdale, Fla.
Unit: I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 12 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Cpl. Ian T. Zook
Age: 24
Hometown: Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 12 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Spc. Christopher A. Merville
Age: 26
Hometown: Albuquerque, N.M.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea
Circumstances: Died Oct. 12 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit came under enemy fire during combat operations.

Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Wyatt
Age: 22
Hometown: Calendonia, Wis.
Unit: Marine Corps Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division in Chicago, Ill.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 12 due to enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq.

Capt. Dennis L. Pintor
Age: 30
Hometown: Lima, Ohio
Unit: Army's 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Died Oct. 12 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol vehicle.

Spc. Michael S. Weger
Age: 30
Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Died Oct. 12 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol vehicle.

Spc. Jaime Moreno
Age: 28
Hometown: Round Lake Beach, Ill.
Unit: Army's 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Died Oct. 13 of injuries sustained on Oct. 12 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near her patrol vehicle.

2nd Lt. Paul M. Felsberg
Age: 27
Hometown: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Unit: Marine's 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force of Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 13 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Lance Cpl. Victor A. Gonzalez
Age: 19
Hometown: Watsonville, Calif.
Unit: Marine's 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force of Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 13 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Spc. Ronald W. Baker
Age: 34
Hometown: Cabot, Ark.
Unit: Army's 39th Support Battalion, Arkansas National Guard, Lonoke, Ark.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 13 in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained on Oct. 7 in Taji, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol vehicle.

Spc. Jeremy F. Regnier
Age: 22
Hometown: Littleton, N.H.
Unit: Army’s 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Died Oct. 13 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol.

Lt. Col. Mark P. Phelan
Age: 44
Hometown: Green Lane, Pa.
Unit: Army Reserve's 416th Civil Affairs Battalion, Morristown, Pa.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 13, in Mosul, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their convoy vehicle.

Maj. Charles R. Soltes Jr.
Age: 36
Hometown: Irvine, Calif.
Unit: Army Reserve's 426th Civil Affairs Battalion, Upland, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 13, in Mosul, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their convoy vehicle.

Staff Sgt. Brian S. Hobbs
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 their dismounted patrol.

Spc. Kyle Ka Eo Fernandez
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 their dismounted patrol.

Spc. Josiah H. Vandertulip
Age: 21
Hometown: Irving, Texas
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Died Oct. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his dismounted patrol came under enemy fire.

Pvt. 2 David L. Waters
Age: 19
Hometown: Auburn, Calif.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle.

Staff Sgt. Omer T. Hawkins II
Age: 31
Hometown: Cherry Fork, Ohio
Unit: Army's 44th Engineer Battalion, Camp Howze, Korea
Circumstances: Died Oct. 14 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy.

Spc. Bradley S. Beard
Age: 22
Hometown: Chapel Hill, N.C.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Red Cloud, Korea
Circumstances: Died Oct. 14 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy.

Pfc. Mark A. Barbret
Age: 22
Hometown: Shelby Township, Mich.
Unit: Army's 44th Engineer Battalion, Camp Howze, Korea
Circumstances: Died Oct. 14 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy.

Lance Cpl. Brian K. Schramm
Age: 22
Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.
Unit: Marine's 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 15 as result of enemy action in Babil Province, Iraq.

Spc. Alan J. Burgess
Age: 24
Hometown: Landaff, N.H.
Unit: Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 197th Field Artillery Brigade, Woodsville, N.H.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 15 in Mosul, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol vehicle.

Cpl. William I. Salazar
Age: 26
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev.
Unit: Marine Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 15 from wounds received as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Sgt. Michael G. Owen
Age: 31
Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz.
Unit: Army's 9th Psychological Operations Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) from Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 15 in Karabilah, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle.

Spc. Jonathan J. Santos
Age: 22
Hometown: Whatcom, Wash.
Unit: Army's 9th Psychological Operations Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) from Fort Bragg, N.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 15 in Karabilah, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle.

Capt. Christopher B. Johnson
Age: 29
Hometown: Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii
Circumstances: Died Oct. 16 in Baghdad, Iraq, when hisOH-58D helicopter apparently collided with another OH-58D helicopter and crashed.

Chief Warrant Officer William I. Brennan
Age: 36
Hometown: Bethlehem, Conn.
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii
Circumstances: Died Oct. 16 in Baghdad, Iraq, when hisOH-58D helicopter apparently collided with another OH-58D helicopter and crashed.

Spc. Andrew C. Ehrlich
Age: 21
Hometown: Mesa, Ariz.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vilseck, Germany
Circumstances: Died Oct. 18 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries.

Cpl. William M. Amundson Jr.
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.

Sgt. Douglas E. Bascom
Age: 25
Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Unit: Marine's 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 20 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Airman 1st Class Jesse M. Samek
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.

Lance Cpl. Jonathan E. Gadsden
Age: 21
Hometown: Charleston, S.C.
Unit: Marine's 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 22 at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa, Fla., from injuries inflicted as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq on Aug. 21.

Lance Cpl. Richard P. Slocum
Age: 19
Hometown: Saugus, Calif.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base, Hawaii
Circumstances: Died Oct. 24 due a non-combat related vehicle accident near Abu Gharib, Iraq.

Sgt. Dennis J. Boles
Age: 46
Hometown: Homosassa, Fla.
Unit: Army National Guard's 171st Aviation Battalion, Brooksville, Fla.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 24 in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, when he was participating in a 10-mile road march and collapsed.

Cpl. Brian Oliveira
Age: 22
Hometown: Raynham, Mass.
Unit: Marine's 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 25 from injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Staff Sgt. Jerome Lemon
Age: 42
Hometown: North Charleston, S.C.
Unit: Army National Guard’s 1052nd Transportation Company, Kingstree, S.C.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 27 in Balad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle.

Cpl. Billy Gomez
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.

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Battles Sr.
Age: 38
Hometown: San Antonio, Texas
Unit: Army's 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Circumstances: Died Oct. 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his checkpoint.

Spc. Segun Frederick Akintade
Age: 34
Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Unit: Army's 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, New York, N.Y.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 28 in Abd Allah, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire.

Pfc. Stephen P. Downing II
Age: 30
Hometown: Burkesville, Ky.
Unit: Army's 12nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, Camp Hovey, Korea
Circumstances: Died Oct. 28 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, from small-arms fire while conducting combat operations.

Sgt. Maurice Keith Fortune
Age: 25
Hometown: Forestville, Md.
Unit: Army’s 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, from Camp Hovey, Korea
Circumstances: Died Oct. 29 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle.

Lance Cpl. Jeremy D. Bow
Age: 20
Hometown: Lemoore, Calif.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Circumstances: Died Oct. 30 due enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Lance Cpl. Michael P. Scarborough
Age: 28
Hometown: Washington, Ga.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Circumstances: Died Oct. 30 due enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Lance Cpl. Travis A. Fox
Age: 25
Hometown: Cowpens, S.C.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Circumstances: Died Oct. 30, due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Cpl. Christopher J. Lapka
Age: 22
Hometown: Peoria, Ariz.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Circumstances: Died Oct. 30, due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Pfc. Andrew G. Riedel
Age: 19
Hometown: Northglenn, Colo.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Circumstances: Died Oct. 30 due enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Lance Cpl. John T. Byrd II
Age: 23
Hometown: Fairview, W.Va.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Circumstances: Died Oct. 30 due enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Pfc. John Lukac
Age: 19
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev.
Unit: Marine's 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Circumstances: Died Oct. 30 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

Sgt. Kelley L. Courtney
Age: 23
Hometown: Macon, Ga.
Unit: Marine's 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III MEF, Okinawa, Japan
Circumstances: Died Oct. 30 due enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

1st Lt. Matthew D. Lynch
Age: 25
Hometown: Jericho, N.Y.
Unit: Marine's 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Circumstances: Died Oct. 31 from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.