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November 2005 casualties
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November 01, 2005
  • Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Allan M. Cundanga Espiritu, 28, of Oxnard, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Force Service Support Group (Forward), II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Nov. 1 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Ramadi, Iraq.

  • Marine Sgt. Daniel A. Tsue, 27, of Honolulu; assigned to 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Force Service Support Group, II MEF (Forward); killed Nov. 1 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Ramadi, Iraq.

    November 02, 2005
  • Army 2nd Lt. Mark J. Procopio, 28, of Stowe, Vt.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, Vermont Army National Guard, Jericho, Vt.; killed Nov. 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Joshua J. Munger, 22, of Maysville, Mo.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee near Baghdad. Also killed were Spc. Benjamin A. Smith and Pfc. Tyler R. MacKenzie.

  • Army Spc. Benjamin A. Smith, 21, of Hudson, Wis.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee near Baghdad. Also killed were Spc. Joshua J. Munger and Pfc. Tyler R. MacKenzie.

  • Army Pfc. Tyler R. MacKenzie, 20, of Evans, Colo.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 2 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee near Baghdad. Also killed were Spc. Benjamin A. Smith and Spc. Joshua J. Munger.

  • Marine Maj. Gerald M. Bloomfield II, 38, of Ypsilanti, Mich.; assigned to the Marine Light-Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II MEF (Forward); killed Nov. 2 when his AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed while flying in support of security and stabilization operations near Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Capt. Michael D. Martino.

  • Marine Capt. Michael D. Martino, 32, of Fairfax, Va.; assigned to the Marine Light-Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II MEF (Forward); killed Nov. 2 when his AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed while flying in support of security and stabilization operations near Ramadi, Iraq. Also killed was Maj. Gerald M. Bloomfield II.

  • Army Spc. Dennis J. Ferderer Jr., 20, of New Salem, N.D.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; killed Nov. 2 when enemy forces threw a hand grenade at his Humvee during convoy operations in Duluiyah, Iraq.

    November 03, 2005
  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel J. Pratt, 48, of Youngstown, Ohio; assigned to the 211th Maintenance Company, Ohio Army National Guard, Newark, Ohio; died Nov. 3 from a non-combat-related cause in An Nasiriyah, Iraq. The incident is under investigation.

  • Army Capt. Jeffrey P. Toczylowski , 30, of Upper Moreland, Pa.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Panzer Kaserne, Germany; died Nov. 3 from injuries sustained during combat operations in Anbar Province, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Darren D. Howe, 21, of Beatrice, Neb.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died Nov. 3 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, of injuries sustained Oct. 17 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Samarra, Iraq.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Kyle B. Wehrly, 28, of Galesburg, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery, Illinois Army National Guard, Macomb, Ill.; killed Nov. 3 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during patrol operations in Ashraf, Iraq.

    November 04, 2005
  • Marine Gunnery Sgt. Darrell W. Boatman, 38, of Fayetteville, N.C.; assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Nov. 4 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, from wounds sustained Nov. 2 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of Habbaniyah, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Timothy D. Brown, 23, of Cedar Springs, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, Saginaw, Mich.; killed Nov. 4 when a land mine detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Habbaniyah, Iraq.

  • Army Capt. James M. Gurbisz, 25, of Eatontown, N.J.; assigned to the 26th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Nov. 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Pfc. Dustin A. Yancey.

  • Army Pfc. Dustin A. Yancey, 22, of Goose Creek, S.C.; assigned to the 26th Forward Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Nov. 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Capt. James M. Gurbisc.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Jason A. Fegler, 24, of Virginia Beach, Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Nov. 4 during combat operations in Baghdad. The circumstances of the soldier's death are under investigation as a potential friendly-fire incident.

    November 05, 2005
  • Lt. Col. Thomas A. Wren, 44, of Lorton, Va.; assigned to the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq in Tallil, Iraq; killed Nov. 5 when a civilian vehicle pulled in front of his Humvee causing it to roll-over in Tallil, Iraq. The incident is under investigation.

    November 06, 2005
  • Army Capt. Joel E. Cahill, 34, of Norwood, Mass.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; killed Nov. 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Dawr, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class James F. Hayes, 48, of Barstow, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Taji, Iraq.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Sorensen, 26, of Boca Raton, Fla.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Nov. 6 by enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations during Operation Steel Curtain in Husaybah, Iraq.

    November 07, 2005
  • Army 1st Lt. Justin S. Smith, 28, of Lansing, Mich.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Nov. 7 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Baghdad. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Brian L. Freeman, Spc. Robert C. Pope II, Pfc. Mario A. Reyes.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Brian L. Freeman, 27, of Caledonia, Miss.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Nov. 7 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Baghdad. Also killed were 1st Lt. Justin S. Smith, Spc. Robert C. Pope II, and Pfc. Mario A. Reyes.

  • Army Spc. Robert C. Pope II, 22, of East Islip, N.Y.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Nov. 7 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Baghdad. Also killed were 1st Lt. Justin S. Smith, Staff Sgt. Brian L. Freeman and Pfc. Mario A. Reyes.

  • Army Pfc. Mario A. Reyes, 19, of Las Cruces, N.M.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Nov. 7 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Baghdad. Also killed were 1st Lt. Justin S. Smith, Staff Sgt. Brian L. Freeman and Spc. Robert C. Pope II.

    November 08, 2005
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremy P. Tamburello, 19, of Denver, Colo., assigned to the 1st Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Nov. 8 from wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations just west of Rutbah, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn C. Cashe, 35, of Oviedo, Fla.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, based in Fort Benning, Ga.; died Nov. 8 at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, from wounds suffered Oct. 17 while on patrol in a Bradley Fighting Vehicle when an improvised explosive devise detonated near his vehicle in Samarra, Iraq.

    November 10, 2005
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel F. Swaim, 19, of Yadkinville, N.C.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; 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.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Michael C. Parrott, 49, of Timnath, Colo.; assigned to the Joint Forces Headquarters, Colorado Army National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyo.; died Nov. 10 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Khalidiyah, Iraq, where his M1A1 Abrams tank was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. Also killed was Sgt. Joshua A. Terando.

  • Army Sgt. Joshua A. Terando, 27, of Morris, Ill., assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Washington, Pa.; died Nov. 10 in Taqaddum, Iraq, of injuries sustained in Khalidiyah, Iraq, where his M1A1 Abrams tank was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Michael C. Parrott.

    November 11, 2005
  • Army Sgt. Tyrone L. Chisholm, 27, of Savannah, Ga.; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Nov. 11 when multiple improvised explosive devices detonated near his M1A2 Abrams Tank in Tal Afar, Iraq.

  • Army Cpl. Donald E. Fisher II, 21, of Avon, Mass.; assigned to the 40th Transportation Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion, 593rd Corps Support Group, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Nov. 11 when his convoy vehicle was involved in a collision in Kirkut, Iraq. Also killed was Pfc. Antonio Mendez-Sanchez.

  • Army Pfc. Antonio Mendez-Sanchez, 22, of Rincon, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 40th Transportation Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion, 593rd Corps Support Group, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Nov. 11 when his convoy vehicle was involved in a collision in Kirkut, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Donald E. Fisher.

    November 12, 2005
  • Marine Lance Cpl. David A. Mendez Ruiz, 20, of Cleveland; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Nov. 12 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Amiriyah, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Scott A. Zubowski.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Scott A. Zubowski, 20, of Manchester, Ind.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Nov. 12 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Amiriyah, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. David A. Mendez Ruiz.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Sutherland, 33, of West Deptford, N.J.; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; killed Nov. 12 when his Stryker military vehicle accidentally rolled over in Qadisiyah, Iraq.

    November 14, 2005
  • Marine Cpl. John M. Longoria, 21, of Nixon, Texas; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); 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.

  • Marine Maj. Ramon J. Mendoza Jr., 37, of Columbus, Ohio; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Nov. 14 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in New Ubaydi, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Christopher M. McCrackin.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher M. McCrackin, 20, of Liverpool, Texas; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Nov. 14 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in New Ubaydi, Iraq. Also killed was Maj. Ramon J. Mendoza Jr.

    November 15, 2005
  • Army Staff Sgt. James E. Estep, 26, of Leesburg, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Nov. 15 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Taji, Iraq.

  • Army Pfc. Travis J. Grigg, 24, of Inola, Okla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Nov. 15 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Taji, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Matthew J. Holley, 21, of San Diego; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Nov. 15 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Taji, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class James S. Ochsner, 36, of Waukegan, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Nov. 15 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during a supply distribution mission in Orgun-E, Afghanistan.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Nickolas D. Schiavoni, 26, of Haverhill, Mass.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Nov. 15 by a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Karmah, Iraq.

    November 16, 2005
  • Army Spc. Alexis Roman-Cruz, 33, of Brandon, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Nov. 16 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained Nov. 15 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Taji, Iraq.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Roger W. Deeds, 24, of Biloxi, Miss.; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Nov. 16 by enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in Ubaydi, Iraq.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. John A. Lucente, 19, of Grass Valley, Calif.; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); died Nov. 16 from wounds sustained from an enemy hand grenade while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in Ubaydi, Iraq.

  • Marine Cpl. Jeffry A. Rogers, 21, of Oklahoma City; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Nov. 16 by enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in Ubaydi, Iraq.

  • Marine Cpl. Joshua J. Ware, 20, of Apache, Okla.; assigned to Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Nov. 16 by enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in Ubaydi, Iraq.

  • Marine Sgt. Jeremy E. Murray, 27, of Atwater, Ohio; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Nov. 16 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the vicinity of Hadithah, Iraq.

  • Army Pvt. Dylan R. Paytas, 20, of Freedom, Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Brigade Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died Nov. 16 from injuries sustained from multiple gunshot wounds in Baqubah, Iraq. The incident is under investigation.

  • Marine 2nd Lt. Donald R. McGlothlin, 26, of Lebanon, Va.; assigned to Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Nov. 16 by small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces during Operation Steel Curtain in Ubaydi, Iraq.

    November 17, 2005
  • Army Staff Sgt. Ivan V. Alarcon, 23, of Jerome, Idaho; assigned to the 473rd Quartermaster Company, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.; killed Nov. 17 when his Humvee accidentally rolled over during combat operations in Tal Afar, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Vernon R. Widner, 34, of Redlands, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Nov. 17 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained earlier that day when his Humvee was involved in a vehicle accident during convoy operations in Bayji, Iraq. Also killed was Pfc. Anthony A. Gaunky.

    November 18, 2005
  • Army Sgt. Luis R. Reyes, 26, of Aurora, Colo.; assigned to the Army National Guard's 947th Engineer Company, Durango, Colo.; died Nov. 18 when the bus in which he was riding rolled over en route to Ali Al Salem, Kuwait.

  • Army Pfc. Anthony A. Gaunky, 19, of Sparta, Wis., assigned to the 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Nov. 18 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained Nov. 17 when his Humvee was involved in a vehicle accident during convoy operations in Bayji, Iraq. Also killed was Spc. Vernon R. Widner.

    November 19, 2005
  • Army Master Sgt. Anthony R. C. Yost, 39, of Flint, Mich.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Nov. 19 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his position during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Pvt. Christopher M. Alcozer, 21, of DeKalb, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; killed Nov. 19 when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire and grenades in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Michael J. Idanan, 21, of Chula Vista, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Bayji, Iraq.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Miguel Terrazas, 20, of El Paso, Texas; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Nov. 19 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the vicinity of Hadithah, Iraq.

  • Army 1st Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski, 23, of Freehold, N.J.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Bayji, Iraq. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Edward Karolasz, Cpl. Jonathan F. Blair, and Spc. Dominic J. Hinton.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Edward Karolasz, 25, of Kearny, N.J.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Bayji, Iraq. Also killed were 1st Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski, Cpl. Jonathan F. Blair, and Spc. Dominic J. Hinton.

  • Army Cpl. Jonathan F. Blair, 21, of Fort Wayne, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Bayji, Iraq. Also killed were 1st Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski, Staff Sgt. Edward Karolasz, and Spc. Dominic J. Hinton.

  • Army Spc. Dominic J. Hinton, 24, of Jacksonville, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Bayji, Iraq. Also killed were 1st Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski, Staff Sgt. Edward Karolasz, and Cpl. Jonathan F. Blair.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Tyler J. Troyer, 21, of Tangent, Ore.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Nov. 19 of wounds sustained from small-arms fire while he was conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Karmah, Iraq.

    November 20, 2005
  • Army Sgt. Dominic J. Sacco, 32, of Albany, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 13th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed Nov. 20 when his M1A1 Abrams tank was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire in Taji, Iraq.

  • Navy Steelworker 3rd Class Emory J. Turpin, 23, of Dahlonega, Ga.; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 currently deployed to the Seychelles; died Nov. 20 when he drowned in the Seychelles.

    November 21, 2005
  • Army Pfc. John W. Dearing, 21, of Hazel Park, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, Saginaw, Mich.; killed Nov. 21 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Habbaniyah, Iraq.

    November 22, 2005
  • Army Spc. Matthew P. Steyart, 21, of Mount Shasta, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, Vicenza, Italy; killed died Nov. 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan.

  • Army Sgt. Denis J. Gallardo, 22, of St. Petersburg, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Nov. 22 from a non-combat-related illness in Tal Afar, Iraq.

    November 23, 2005
  • Army Staff Sgt. Aram J. Bass, 25, of Niagara Falls, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 23 when his unit came under direct fire during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. William B. Meeuwsen. The circumstances of the soldiers' deaths are under investigation as a potential friendly-fire incident.

  • Army Sgt. William B. Meeuwsen, 24, of Kingwood, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 23 when his unit came under direct fire during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Aram J. Bass. The circumstances of the soldiers' deaths are under investigation as a potential friendly-fire incident.

  • Army Spc. Allen J. Knop, 22, of Willowick, Ohio; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Nov. 23 from non-combat-related injuries in Baghdad.

    November 24, 2005
  • Army Pfc. Ryan D. Christensen, 22, of Spring Lake Heights, N.J.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Nov. 24 at the Medical University of Charleston in Charleston, S.C., of a non-combat-related illness identified Nov. 10 in Balad, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric P. Pearrow, 40, of Peoria, Ill.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Nov. 24 when his M1A2 Abrams tank accidentally rolled over into a canal in Baghdad.

  • Army Spc. Javier A. Villanueva, 25, of Temple, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, Calif.; died Nov. 24 in Asad, Iraq, of injuries sustained Nov. 23 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Hit, Iraq.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Steven C. Reynolds, 32, of Jordan, N.Y.; assigned to the 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Nov. 24 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee causing it to flip into a canal in Baghdad. Also killed was Pfc. Marc A. Delgado.

  • Army Pfc. Marc A. Delgado, 21, of Lithia, Fla.; assigned to the 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Nov. 24 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee causing it to flip into a canal in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Steven C. Reynolds.

    November 25, 2005
  • Army Spc. Gregory L. Tull, 20, of Pocahontas, Iowa; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery, Iowa Army National Guard, Storm Lake, Iowa; killed Nov. 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in the Anbar Province, Iraq.

    November 26, 2005
  • Marine Master Sgt. Brett E. Angus, 40, of St. Paul, Minn.; assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron-372, Marine Wing Support Group-37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed Nov. 26 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the vicinity of Camp Taqaddum, Iraq.

    November 29, 2005
  • Army Sgt. Donald J. Hasse, 28, of Wichita Falls, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 13th Armor Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed Nov. 29 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Jerry W. Mills Jr.

  • Army Sgt. Jerry W. Mills Jr., 23, of Arkansas City, Kan.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 13th Armor Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed Nov. 29 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Taji, Iraq. Also killed was Sgt. Donald J. Hasse.

    November 30, 2005
  • Army Sgt. Grzegorz Jakoniuk, 25, of Schiller Park, Ill.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Nov. 30 from non-combat-related injuries in Taji, Iraq.

  • Marine Cpl. William G. Taylor, 26, of Macon, Ga.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Nov. 30 by small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq.

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

  • Marine Staff Sgt. William D. Richardson, 30, of Houston; assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron-372, Marine Wing Support Group-37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; attached to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); died Nov. 30 of wounds sustained from a non-hostile vehicle accident near Taqaddum, Iraq.

     

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