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October 2003 casualties
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October 01, 2003
  • Army Command Sgt. Maj. James D. Blankenbecler, 40, of Alexandria, Va.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; killed while riding in a convoy that was hit by an improvised explosive device and rocket-propelled grenades on Oct. 1 in Samarra, Iraq.

  • Army Pfc. Analaura Esparza Gutierrez, 21, of Houston, Texas; assigned to A Company, 4th Forward Support Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas; killed while riding in a convoy that was hit by an improvised explosive device and rocket-propelled grenades Oct. 1 in Tikrit.

  • Army Lt. Col. Paul W. Kimbrough, 44, of Washington, D.C.; assigned to the 416th Engineer Command, Team 28, Army Reserve, Fort Benning, Ga.; died on Oct. 1, 2003, in Turkey from injuries sustained during a non-combat-related incident in Afghanistan.

  • Army Spc. Simeon Hunte, 23, of Newark, N.J.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 13th Armored Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed while on patrol Oct. 1 when an Iraqi citizen approached and shot him in Khadra, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Tamarra J. Ramos, 24, of Quakertown, Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Armor Medical Company, Medical Troop Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; died of non-combat related injuries Oct. 1 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C.

    October 03, 2003
  • Army Pfc. Charles M. Sims, 18, of Miami, Fla., assigned to the 549th Military Police Company, Fort Stewart, Ga.; drowned on Oct. 3 in Baghdad.

    October 04, 2003
  • Army Spc. James H. Pirtle, 27, of La Mesa, N.M.; assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; killed when an RPG struck his Bradley Fighting Vehicle on Oct. 4 in Assadah, Iraq.

    October 06, 2003
  • Army Spc. Spencer T. Karol, 20, of Woodruff, Ariz.; assigned to the 165th Military Intelligence, V Corps, Darmstadt, Germany; killed while on a mission to observe enemy activity Oct. 6 when a command-detonated device exploded, overturning his vehicle, in Ramadi, Iraq.

  • Army 2nd Lt. Richard Torres, 25, of Clarksville, Tenn.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Oct. 6 when his convoy, on combat patrol, was hit by an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

  • Army Pfc. Kerry D. Scott, 21, of Mount Vernon, Wash.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Oct. 6 in Iskandariyah, Iraq, when his convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device.

    October 08, 2003
  • Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Darrell Jones, 22, of Wellston, Ohio; assigned to the guided missile destroyer Higgins, San Diego, Calif.; killed in a non-combat-related incident on Oct. 8, 2003, in the United Arab Emirates.

    October 09, 2003
  • Army Spc. Joseph C. Norquist, 26, of San Antonio, Texas; assigned to the 588th Engineer Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 9 in Baqubah, Iraq, when his convoy was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire.

  • Army Pvt. Sean A. Silva, 23, of Roseville, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.; killed Oct. 9 when his patrolling unit was ambushed by individuals using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades in Baghdad.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Swisher, 26, of Lincoln, Neb.; assigned to 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.; killed Oct. 9 in Baghdad when his patrolling unit was ambushed by individuals using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.

    October 12, 2003
  • Army Spc. James E. Powell, 26, of Radcliff, Ky.; assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, based in Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 12 when his M2/A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle struck an enemy anti-tank mine in Baji, Iraq.

    October 13, 2003
  • Army Pfc. Stephen E. Wyatt, 19, of Kilgore, Texas; assigned to C Battery, 1st Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Okla.; killed while riding in a convoy that was hit by an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire Oct. 13 in Balad, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Donald L. Wheeler, 22 of Concord, Mich.; assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 13 when his unit came under attack from a rocket-propelled grenade while searching for an improvised explosive device in Tikrit, Iraq.

  • Army Pfc. Jose Casanova, 23, of El Monte, Calif.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, based in Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 13 in Baghdad when an Iraqi dump truck swerved and rolled over on top of his Humvee.

  • Army Pvt. 2 Benjamin L. Freeman, 19, of Valdosta, Ga.; assigned to K Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, based in Fort Carson, Colo.; drowned Oct. 13 near Asad, Iraq. Soldiers from his unit had been searching for Freeman when they discovered him floating on the surface of the water near Haditha dam.

  • Army Spc. Douglas J. Weismantle, 28, of Pittsburgh; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 13 in Baghdad when an Iraqi dump truck swerved and rolled over on top of his Humvee.

    October 16, 2003
  • Army Lt. Col. Kim S. Orlando, 43, of Tennessee; commanding officer of the 716th Military Police Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed while attempting to negotiate with armed men who were congregating on a road near a mosque after curfew on Oct. 16 in Karbala, Iraq. Also killed in the attack were Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Bellavia and Cpl. Sean R. Grilley. Seven other U.S. soldiers were wounded.

  • Army Cpl. Sean R. Grilley, 24, of San Bernardino, Calif.; assigned to the 716th Military Police Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed while attempting to negotiate with armed men who were congregating on a road near a mosque after curfew on Oct. 16 in Karbala, Iraq. Also killed in the attack were Lt. Col. Kim S. Orlando, the commanding officer of the 716th, and Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Bellavia. Seven other U.S. soldiers were wounded.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Bellavia, 28, of Wakefield, Mass.; assigned to the 716th Military Police Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed while attempting to negotiate with armed men who were congregating on a road near a mosque after curfew on Oct. 16 in Karbala, Iraq. Also killed in the attack were Lt. Col. Kim S. Orlando, the commanding officer of the 716th, and Cpl. Sean R. Grilley. Seven other U.S. soldiers were wounded.

    October 17, 2003
  • New York Army National Guard Spc. Michael L. Williams, 46, of Buffalo, N.Y.; assigned to the 105th Military Police Company, Army National Guard, based in New York; killed in action Oct. 17 when his vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device near Baghdad.

    October 18, 2003
  • Army 1st Lt. David R. Bernstein, 24, of Phoenixville, Pa.; assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 508th Infantry Battalion, 173rd Infantry Brigade, Camp Ederle, Italy; killed Oct. 18 when enemy forces, using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire, ambushed his patrol in Taza, Iraq.

  • Army Pfc. John D. Hart, 20, of Bedford, Mass.; assigned to 1st Battalion (Airborne), 508th Infantry Battalion, 173rd Infantry Brigade, Camp Ederle, Italy; killed in action Oct. 18 when enemy forces, using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire, ambushed his patrol in Taza, Iraq.

    October 20, 2003
  • Army Staff Sgt. Paul J. Johnson, 29, of Calumet, Mich.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Oct. 20 while on mounted patrol when the vehicle in which he was riding hit an improvised explosive device and then came under small-arms fire by enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq.

    October 21, 2003
  • Alabama Army National Guard Spc. Paul J. Bueche, 19, of Daphne, Ala.; assigned to the 131st Aviation Regiment, Army National Guard, Birmingham, Ala.; killed Oct. 21 when a tire he was changing on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter exploded in Balad, Iraq.

    October 22, 2003
  • Army Pvt. 2 Jason M. Ward, 25, of Tulsa, Okla.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Oct. 22 of non-combat related injuries in Baghdad.

  • Army Spc. John P. Johnson, 24, of Houston, Texas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Oct. 22 of non-combat-related injuries in Baghdad.

    October 23, 2003
  • Army Capt. John R. Teal, 31, of Mechanicsville, Va.; assigned to 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 23 when an improvised explosive device exploded by his convoy in Baqubah, Iraq.

    October 24, 2003
  • Army Spc. Jose L. Mora, 26, of Bell Gardens, Calif.; assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed Oct. 24 in an enemy mortar attack in Samaria, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Artimus D. Brassfield, 22, of Flint, Mich.; assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 24 in an enemy mortar attack in Samaria, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Michael S. Hancock, 29, of Yreka, Calif.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Oct. 24 when he was shot while on guard duty in Mosul, Iraq.

    October 25, 2003
  • Navy Fireman (E-3) Jakia S. Cannon, 20, of Baltimore; assigned to the aircraft carrier Enterprise; died Oct. 25 of natural causes while underway in the Persian Gulf.

    October 26, 2003
  • Army Staff Sgt. Jamie L. Huggins, 26, of Hume, Mo.; assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed while on patrol Oct. 26 when his vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

  • Army Pfc. Rachel K. Bosveld, 19, of Waupun, Wis.; assigned to the 527th Military Police Company, V Corps, Giesen, Germany; killed Oct. 26 during a mortar attack on the Abu Ghraib Police Station in Abu Ghraib, Iraq.

  • Army Pvt. Joseph R. Guerrera, 20, of Dunn, N.C.; assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed on patrol Oct. 26 when his vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

  • Army Lt. Col. Charles H. Buehring, 40, of Fayetteville, N.C.; assigned to Army Central Command Headquarters (Forward), Fort McPherson, Ga.; killed Oct. 26 during a rocket-propelled grenade attack on the Rasheed Hotel in Baghdad.

  • Army Pfc. Steven Acosta, 19, of Calexico, Calif.; assigned to C Company, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Oct. 26 from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baqubah, Iraq.

    October 27, 2003
  • Alabama Army National Guard Sgt. Aubrey D. Bell, 33, of Tuskegee, Ala.; assigned to the 214th Military Police Company, Alabama National Guard; Oct. 27 at Al Bayra Police Station in Baghdad when his unit came under small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device detonated.

  • Army Pvt. 2 Jonathan I. Falaniko, 20, of Pago Pago, American Samoa; assigned to A Company, 70th Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed near the Khadra Police Station Oct. 27 when a vehicle containing an improvised explosive device detonated in downtown Baghdad.

    October 28, 2003
  • Army Spec. Isaac Campoy, 21, of Douglas, Ariz.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 28 when his tank was hit with an improvised explosive device in Baqubah, Iraq.

  • Army Pvt. 2 Algernon Adams, 36, of Aiken, S.C.; assigned to the 122nd Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard, Edgefield, S.C.; died Oct. 28 of non-combat-related injuries at Forward Operating Base St. Mere, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Michael Paul Barrera, 26, of Von Ormy, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 28 when his tank was hit with an improvised explosive device in Baqubah, Iraq.

    October 30, 2003
  • Army Staff Sgt. Paul A. Sweeney, 32, of Lakeville Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed in an ambush on Oct. 30, 2003, in Afghanistan.

    October 31, 2003
  • Army 2nd Lt. Todd J. Bryant, 23, of Riverside, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed while on patrol Oct. 31 when an improvised explosive device exploded in Fallujah, Iraq.

     

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