U.S. Casualties - Operation Iraqi Freedom
May 2005
Monthly Summaries
Total Casualties- 80
Details
Spc. Derrick J. Lutters
24
01 May 2005
Army National Guard's 891st Engineer Brigade
DoD Release: Died May 1 along a supply route in Iraq when a VBIED detonated while his unit was inspecting a bridge for enemy tampering
Sgt. John E. McGee
36
02 May 2005
Army National Guard?s 2101st Transportation Co., assigned to 1st COSCOM
Killed when an IED detonated near vehicle during a combat logistics patrol south of Baghdad IAP at approximately 9:45 p.m. May 2, 2005 / DoD Release: Died May 2 near Diwaniyah, Iraq, when an IED detonated near his convoy vehicle
Maj. John C. Spahr
42
02 May 2005
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, MAG 11, 3rd MAW, embarked aboard the U.S.S. Carl Vinson
Killed when aircraft was lost at approximately 10:10 p.m. May 2 / DoD Release: Died May 2 from injuries received when the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft he was piloting apparently crashed in Iraq
Capt. Kelly C. Hinz
30
02 May 2005
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, MAG 11, 3rd MAW, embarked aboard the U.S.S. Carl Vinson
Died May 2 from injuries received when the F/A-18 Hornet aircraft he was piloting crashed in Iraq while flying in support of OIF
Staff Sgt. Tommy S. Little
47
02 May 2005
2nd Bn, 114th Field Artillery
DoD Release: Died May 2 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of injuries sustained on April 19 near Iskandariyah, Iraq, when an IED detonated near his HMMWV
Sgt. Stephen P. Saxton
24
03 May 2005
3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, TF Baghdad
Died when vehicle was struck by roadside bombs / DoD Release: Died May 3 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit was conducting a route security mission and an IED detonated near his HMMWV
Staff Sgt. William J. Brooks
30
03 May 2005
1st Bn, 64th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, TF Baghdad
Died when vehicle was struck by roadside bombs / DoD Release: Died May 3 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his unit was conducting a route security mission and an IED detonated near his HMMWV
Lance Cpl. Michael V. Postal
21
07 May 2005
3rd Bn, 8th Marine, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
Died as the result of injuries received from the detonation of an IED May 7 during combat operations in Al Karmah, Iraq
Sgt. Aaron N. Cepeda Sr.
22
07 May 2005
Marine Forces Reserve?s 3rd Bn, 25th Marine, 4th MARDIV, attached to 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
Killed during a May 7 engagement with a number of terrorists who had used a civilian hospital in Hadithah to conduct an attack on coalition forces / DoD Release: Died from explosions
Lance Cpl. Lance T. Graham
26
07 May 2005
Marine Forces Reserve?s 3rd Bn, 25th Marine, 4th MARDIV, attached to 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
Killed during a May 7 engagement with a number of terrorists who had used a civilian hospital in Hadithah to conduct an attack on coalition forces / DoD Release: Died from explosions
Sgt. Michael A. Marzano
28
07 May 2005
Marine Forces Reserve?s 3rd Bn, 25th Marine, 4th MARDIV attached to 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
Killed during a May 7 engagement with a number of terrorists who had used a civilian hospital in Hadithah to conduct an attack on coalition forces / DOD Release: died May 7 as the result of an explosion caused by suicide VBIED
Petty Officer Third Class Jeffery L. Wiener
32
07 May 2005
Navy hospital corpsman assigned to II MEF
Killed during a May 7 engagement with a number of terrorists who had used a civilian hospital in Hadithah to conduct an attack on coalition forces /
Sgt. Gary A. Eckert Jr.
24
08 May 2005
Army Reserve's 983rd Engineer Bn, TF Liberty
Killed when an IED detonated next to his combat logistics patrol near Samarra at about 2:30 p.m., May 8 / DoD Release: Died in Balad, Iraq, from injuries sustained earlier that day in Samarra
Spec. Steven R. Givens
26
08 May 2005
1st Bn, 15th Infantry, 3d BDE, 3d Infantry Division, TF Liberty
Killed by small arms fire near Samarra at about 2:30 p.m. on May 8 / DoD Release: Died May 8 in Balad, Iraq, from injuries sustained from enemy small arms fire
Cpl. Dustin A. Derga
24
08 May 2005
Marine Forces Reserve?s 3rd Bn, 25th Marine, 4th MARDIV attached to 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
Killed May 8 during combat operations in Ubaydi, Iraq / DoD Release: Died May 8 as the result of enemy small arms fire
Lance Cpl. Lawrence R. Philippon
22
08 May 2005
3rd Bn, 2nd Marine, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
Killed May 8 during combat operations in Al Qaim, Iraq / DoD Release: Died May 8 from enemy small-arms fire
Staff Sgt. Thor H. Ingraham
24
08 May 2005
1st Bn, 506th Infantry, 2nd BCT, 2nd Infantry Division assigned to 2nd BCT, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
Killed by the detonation of an IED during combat operations near Khalidiyah, Iraq / DoD Release: IED detonated near their HMMWV / Initial CENTCOM Release reported he had died on May 9, 2005
Pfc. Nicolas E. Messmer
20
08 May 2005
1st Bn, 506th Infantry, 2nd BCT, 2nd Infantry Division assigned to 2nd BCT, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
Killed by the detonation of an IED during combat operations near Khalidiyah, Iraq / DoD Release: IED detonated near their HMMWV / Initial CENTCOM Release reported he had died on May 9, 2005
U/I pending notification of next-of-kin
09 May 2005
Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
Killed May 9 by enemy small-arms fire near Al Qaim, Iraq
Pfc. Stephen P. Baldwyn
19
09 May 2005
3rd Bn, 8th Marine, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
Died May 9 from injuries received from an IED during combat operations in Nasser Wa Salaam, Iraq
Lance Cpl. Taylor B. Prazynski
20
09 May 2005
3rd Bn, 8th Marine, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
Died May 9 from injuries received from an indirect fire explosion during combat operations in Al Karmah, Iraq
Lance Cpl. Marcus Mahdee
20
09 May 2005
3rd Bn, 8th Marine, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
DoD Release: Died May 9 as a result of wounds received from an enemy explosion while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Al Karmah, Iraq
1st Sgt. Michael J. Bordelon
37
10 May 2005
1st Bn, 24th Infantry, 1st BDE, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker BCT)
DoD Release: Died May 10 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, from injuries sustained April 23 in Mosul, Iraq, when a VBIED detonated near his Stryker military vehicle
Staff Sgt. Kendall H. Ivy II
28
11 May 2005
Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
Killed 11 May when amphibious assault vehicle struck an explosive device in Al Qa?im during Operation Matador / DoD Release: Killed from an explosion in Karabilah, Iraq
U/I pending notification of next-of-kin
11 May 2005
Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
Killed 11 May when amphibious assault vehicle struck an explosive device in Al Qa?im during Operation Matador
Lance Cpl. Wesley G. Davids
20
11 May 2005
3rd Bn, 25th Marines, 4th MARDIV
DoD Release: Died May 11 from an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Karabilah, Iraq
Lance Cpl. John T. Schmidt III
21
11 May 2005
3rd Bn, 8th Marine, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF, which during OIF, was attached to 1st MARDIV, I MEF
DoD Release: Died May 11 from wounds received as a result of an explosion while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on Jan. 30
Staff Sgt. Samuel T. Castle
26
11 May 2005
327th Signal Bn, 35th Signal Brigade
DoD Release: Died May 11 in Al Asad, Iraq, from injuries sustained from an IED detonation
Pfc. Christopher R. Dixon
18
11 May 2005
Marine Forces Reserve?s 3rd Bn, 25th Marine, 4th MARDIV, assigned to Regimental Combat Team-2, 2nd MARDIV
Killed in action May 11 when the assault amphibian he rode struck an explosive device during Operation Matador near Karabilah
Lance Cpl. Nicholas B. Erdy
21
11 May 2005
Marine Forces Reserve?s 3rd Bn, 25th Marine, 4th MARDIV, assigned to Regimental Combat Team-2, 2nd MARDIV
Killed in action May 11 when the assault amphibian he rode struck an explosive device during Operation Matador near Karabilah
Lance Cpl. Jonathan W. Grant
23
11 May 2005
Marine Forces Reserve?s 4th Reconnaissance Bn, 4th MARDIV, assigned to Regimental Combat Team-2, 2nd MARDIV
Killed in action May 11 when the assault amphibian he rode struck an explosive device during Operation Matador near Karabilah
Lance Cpl. Jourdan L. Grez
24
11 May 2005
Marine Forces Reserve?s 4th Combat Engineer Bn, 4th MARDIV, assigned to Regimental Combat Team-2, 2nd MARDIV
Killed in action May 11 when the assault amphibian he rode struck an explosive device during Operation Matador near Karabilah
U/I pending notification of next-of-kin
12 May 2005
155th Brigade Combat Team, II MEF (Forward)
Died May 12 when an IED detonated near the soldier's vehicle during combat operations about nine miles east of Musayib
Sgt. Andrew R. Jodon
27
12 May 2005
3rd Bn, 69th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, TF Liberty
Killed when an IED detonated next to their combat patrol near Samarra at about 2:45 p.m., May 12
Pfc. Kenneth E. Zeigler II
22
12 May 2005
1st Bn, 64th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, TF Baghdad
Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in east Baghdad at approximately 1:00 p.m., May 12
Sgt. John M. Smith
22
12 May 2005
2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
DoD Release: Died May 12 in Iskandariyah, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an IED detonated near his vehicle
Pfc. Travis W. Anderson
28
13 May 2005
2nd Bn, 7th Infantry, 1st BDE, 3rd Infantry Division, TF Liberty
Killed when a VBIED detonated next to their combat patrol near Bayji at about 3:00 p.m. May 13
Sgt. Charles C. Gillican, III
35
14 May 2005
1st Bn, 118th Field Artillery, 48th Infantry Brigade
DoD Release: Died May 14 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, from injuries sustained in a military vehicle accident
Sgt Jacob M. Simpson
24
16 May 2005
2d Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment
DoD Release: Died in Tal Afar, Iraq, when an RPG struck the building he was securing
Pfc. Wesley R. Riggs
19
17 May 2005
2d Bn, 7th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division, TF Liberty
Killed when an IED detonated next to his combat patrol about 30km south of Tikrit at about 7:00 a.m., May 17 / DoD Release: IED detonated near his dismounted position
Sgt. Antwan L. Walker
22
18 May 2005
2nd Forward Support Bn, 2nd Infantry Division, assigned to the 2nd BCT, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
Killed May 18 during an indirect fire attack on FOB Ramadi
Pfc. Wyatt D. Eisenhauer
26
19 May 2005
2nd Bn, 70th Armor, 3rd BDE, 1st Armored Division, TF Baghdad
Died May 19 en route to a military hospital at approximately 11:45 a.m. from wounds suffered when his convoy struck a roadside bomb in southeast Baghdad / DoD Release: Died May 19 in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on an escort mission in a HMMWV when an IED detonated on a bridge
Spec. Bernard L. Sembly
25
19 May 2005
1st Bn, 156th Armor, 256th Brigade Combat Team, TF Baghdad
Died May 19 at approximately 5:40 p.m. from wounds suffered when their convoy was fired upon by terrorists in another vehicle in central Baghdad
Sgt. Robin V. Fell
22
19 May 2005
1st Bn, 156th Armor, 256th Brigade Combat Team, TF Baghdad
Died May 19 at approximately 5:40 p.m. from wounds suffered when their convoy was fired upon by terrorists in another vehicle in central Baghdad
Sgt. Brad A. Wentz
21
20 May 2005
Army Reserve's 180th Transportation Company, assigned to 1st COSCOM
Killed in a vehicular accident following an IED attack during a combat logistic patrol north of Taji at approximately midnight May 20 / DoD Release: Died May 20 on a main supply route in Iraq when his convoy came under attack by enemy forces
Sgt. Kurt D. Schamberg
26
20 May 2005
2nd Bn, 14th Infantry, 2nd BDE, 10th Mountain Division
DoD Release: Died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an IED detonated near his HMMWV
Sgt. Benjamin C. Morton
24
22 May 2005
1st Bn, 24th Infantry, 1st BDE, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker BCT), TF Freedom
Killed in terrorist attack in Mosul May 22 / DoD Release: Died May 22, in Mosul, Iraq, when his dismounted patrol encountered enemy small arms fire
1st Lt. Aaron N. Seesan
25
22 May 2005
73rd Engineer Company, TF Freedom
Killed in terrorist attack in Mosul May 22 / DoD Release: Died from injuries sustained when an IED detonated near their HMMWV
Spc. Tyler L. Creamean
21
22 May 2005
73rd Engineer Company, TF Freedom
Killed in terrorist attack in Mosul May 22 / DoD Release: Died from injuries sustained when an IED detonated near their HMMWV
Sgt. Carl J. Morgain
40
22 May 2005
Army National Guard's 1st Bn, 112th Infantry, TF Liberty
Died of wounds sustained in an attack at 10:00 a.m., May 22 when a VBIED was detonated near a combat patrol, just north of Tikrit / DoD Release: Died May 22, in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Kadasia, Iraq, when a VBEID detonated near his HMMWV
Sgt. John B. Ogburn III
45
22 May 2005
Army National Guard's 3rd Bn, 116th Armored Cavalry Regiment, TF Liberty
Died of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident near Kirkuk at about 2:30 p.m., May 22 / DoD Release: Died May 22, in Kirkuk, Iraq, when his HMMWV overturned after the driver avoided striking a civilian vehicle
Sgt. Kenneth J. Schall
22
22 May 2005
2nd Bn, 70th Armor, 3rd BDE, 1st Armored Division
DoD Release: Died May 22, in Yusafiyah, Iraq, when the HMMWV in which he was riding was involved in an accident
Sgt. Charles T. Wilkerson
30
22 May 2005
3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
DoD Release: Died May 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an unknown ordnance detonated near his tent
Spec. Bryan Edward Barron
26
23 May 2005
Army National Guard's C Company, 1st Bn, 155th Infantry 155th BCT, II MEF (Forward)
Killed when an IED detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Haswa, Iraq [~30 miles south of Baghdad]
Spec. Audrey Daron Lunsford
29
23 May 2005
Army National Guard's HHC, 1st Bn, 155th Infantry 155th BCT, II MEF (Forward)
Killed when an IED detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Haswa, Iraq [~30 miles south of Baghdad]
Staff Sgt. Saburant Parker
43
23 May 2005
Army National Guard's C Company, 1st Bn, 155th Infantry 155th BCT, II MEF (Forward)
Killed when an IED detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Haswa, Iraq [~30 miles south of Baghdad]
Sgt. Daniel Ryan Varnado
23
23 May 2005
Army National Guard's C Company, 1st Bn, 155th Infantry 155th BCT, II MEF (Forward)
Killed when an IED detonated near their vehicle during combat operations in Haswa, Iraq [~30 miles south of Baghdad]
Spc. Joshua T. Brazee
25
23 May 2005
1st Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment
DoD Release: Died May 23, in Al Qaim, Iraq, from non-combat related injuries
Sgt. Christopher S. Perez
30
23 May 2005
Headquarters and Service Bn, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
Killed May 23 during an indirect fire attack on Camp Blue Diamond, Ramadi, Iraq
Staff Sgt. Russell J. Verdugo
34
23 May 2005
767th Ordnance Company
DoD Release: Died May 23, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an IED detonated as he was responding to a report of an IED
Sgt. Charles A. Drier
28
24 May 2005
1st Bn, 76th Field Artillery, 4th BCT, 3rd Infantry Division, TF Baghdad
Killed May 24 in central Baghdad when a VBIED exploded near his convoy at 1:30 p.m.
Spec. Dustin C. Fisher
22
24 May 2005
1st Bn, 76th Field Artillery, 4th BCT, 3rd Infantry Division, TF Baghdad
Killed May 24 in central Baghdad when a VBIED exploded near his convoy at 1:30 p.m.
Pfc. Jeffrey R. Wallace
20
24 May 2005
1st Bn, 76th Field Artillery, 4th BCT, 3rd Infantry Division, TF Baghdad
Killed May 24 in central Baghdad when a VBIED exploded near his convoy at 1:30 p.m.
Sgt. 1st Class Peter J. Hahn
31
24 May 2005
Army National Guard's 2nd Bn, 156th Infantry, 256th BCT, TF Baghdad
Shot May 24 at an observation post was shot in a drive-by shooting around 2 p.m.
Sgt. First Class Randy D. Collins
36
24 May 2005
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
DoD Release: Died May 24 at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained in Mosul, Iraq, May 4 during a mortar attack
Sgt. Alfred B. Siler
33
25 May 2005
Army National Guard's Support Squadron, 278th Regimental Combat Team, TF Liberty
Died of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident near Tuz at about 1:30 p.m., May 25 / DoD Release: His HMMWV hit another vehicle
Sgt. David N. Wimberg
24
25 May 2005
Marine Forces Reserve?s 3rd Bn, 25th Marine, 4th MARDIV, attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
Killed May 25 by enemy small-arms fire Hadithah during Operation New Market
CW4 Matthew Scott Lourey
40
26 May 2005
1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 82nd Airborne Division, TF Liberty
Killed when their helicopter crashed near Buqubah May 26 / DoD Release: Died on May 27 from injuries sustained on May 26 in Buhriz, Iraq, when their OH-58 (Kiowa Warrior) came under small arms attack and crashed
CW2 Joshua Michael Scott
28
26 May 2005
1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 82nd Airborne Division, TF Liberty
Killed when their helicopter crashed near Buqubah May 26 / DoD Release: Died on May 27 from injuries sustained on May 26 in Buhriz, Iraq, when their OH-58 (Kiowa Warrior) came under small arms attack and crashed
Maj. Ricardo A. Crocker
39
26 May 2005
Marine Forces Reserve?s 5th Civil Affairs Group, attached for OIF to II MEF (Forward)
Killed May 26 by a RPG explosion during Operation New Market, a combat operation in Hadithah
Sgt. Mark A. Maida
22
27 May 2005
2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 155th BCT, II MEF (Forward)
Died May 27 from wounds sustained when an IED detonated near his vehicle during combat operations May 26 near Diyara, Iraq
First Sgt. Michael S. Barnhill
39
28 May 2005
Marine Forces Reserve?s 6th Engineer Support Bn, 4th FSSG, attached for OIF to 2nd FSSG, II MEF (Forward)
Killed when the vehicle he was riding in struck an improvised explosive device about 6 miles from Haqlaniyah, Iraq on May 28
Spc. Phillip N. Sayles
26
28 May 2005
1st Bn, 24th Infantry, 1st BDE, 25th Infantry Division
DoD Release: Died May 28 in Mosul, Iraq, when an IED detonated near his security position
Lt. Col. Albert E. Smart
41
28 May 2005
Army Reserve's 321st Civil Affairs Brigade
DoD Release: Died May 28 in Doha, Qatar, of a non-combat related illness
Staff Sgt. Victor M. Cortes III
29
29 May 2005
703rd Forward Support Bn, 3rd Infantry Division
DoD Release: Died May 29 in Baghdad, Iraq of non-combat-related injuries
Maj. William Downs
40
30 May 2005
6th Special Operations Squadron
Killed May 30 when an Iraqi Air Force Comp Air 7SL aircraft crashed in eastern Diyala province during an operational mission
Capt. Jeremy Fresques
26
30 May 2005
23rd Special Tactics Squadron
Killed May 30 when an Iraqi Air Force Comp Air 7SL aircraft crashed in eastern Diyala province during an operational mission
Capt. Derek Argel
28
30 May 2005
23rd Special Tactics Squadron
Killed May 30 when an Iraqi Air Force Comp Air 7SL aircraft crashed in eastern Diyala province during an operational mission
Staff Sgt. Casey Crate
26
30 May 2005
23rd Special Tactics Squadron
Killed May 30 when an Iraqi Air Force Comp Air 7SL aircraft crashed in eastern Diyala province during an operational mission
Cpl. Jeffrey B. Starr
2
30 May 2005
1st B, 5th Marine, 1st MARDIV, I MEF attached for OIF to 2nd MARDIV, II MEF (Forward)
DoD Release: Died May 30 from small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Ar Ramadi, Iraq
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