April, 2003
2 Killed - Afghanistan    74 Killed - Iraq    Total: 76
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04/01/03 (I) Sgt. Jacob L. Butler 24, Wellsville, Kansas U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed in action when a rocket-propelled grenade hit his vehicle in Samawa, Iraq, on April 1, 2003 Headquarters Company, 1st BN, 41st INF REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	04/01/03 (I) Lance Cpl. Joseph B. Maglione 22, Lansdale, Pennsylvania U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat Killed by a non-combat weapon discharge at Camp Coyote, Kuwait, on April 1, 2003 Company B, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Force Service Support Group   State Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/02/03 (I) Capt. James F. Adamouski 29, Springfield, Virginia U.S. Army Non-hostile - helicopter crash Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq on April 2, 2003 2nd BN, 3rd Aviation REG   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/02/03 (I) Chief Warrant Officer Erik A. Halvorsen 40, Bennington, Vermont U.S. Army Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when his UH-6 0 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq on April 2, 2003 2nd BN, 3rd Aviation REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/02/03 (I) Master Sgt. George A. Fernandez 36, El Paso, Texas U.S. Army Hostile - Small arms fire Died on April 2, 2003, after being shot in northern Iraq Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Ops Command   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/02/03 (I) Chief Warrant Officer Eric A. Smith 41, Chicago, California U.S. Army Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq on April 2, 2003 2nd BN, 3rd Aviation REG   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	04/02/03 (I) Pfc. Christian D. Gurtner 19, Ohio City, Ohio U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident Killed by an accidental weapons discharge in southern Iraq on April 2, 2003 3nd Light Armored RECON, 1st Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/02/03 (I) Lance Cpl. Brian E. Anderson 26, Durham, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed in a vehicle accident west of Nasiriya, Iraq, on April 2, 2003 2nd Light Armored RECON, 2nd Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/02/03 (I) Lt. Nathan D. White 30, Mesa, Arizona U.S. Navy Non-hostile - Aircraft crash Killed when his F/A-18C Hornet fighter jet went down in southern Iraq on April 2, 2003 Strike Fighter Squadron 195, Carrier Air Wing 5, USS Kitty Hawk   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/02/03 (I) Spec. Mathew G. Boule 22, Dracut, Massachusetts U.S. Army Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq on April 2, 2003 2nd BN, 3rd Aviation REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/02/03 (I) Sgt. Michael F. Pedersen 26, Flint, Michigan U.S. Army Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq on April 2, 2003 2nd BN, 3rd Aviation REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/02/03 (I) Chief Warrant Officer Scott Jamar 32, Granbury, Texas U.S. Army Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when his UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in central Iraq on April 2, 2003 2nd BN, 3rd Aviation REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/03/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Wilbert Davis 40, Hinesville, Georgia U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when his vehicle ran off the road into a canal in Iraq on April 3, 2003 3rd BN, 69th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/03/03 (I) Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe 27, Arvada, Colorado U.S. Army Hostile - Car bomb Killed when a car bomb detonated at a checkpoint about 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Haditha Dam in Iraq on April 3, 2003 3rd BN, 75th Ranger Reg   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/03/03 (I) Cpl. Erik H. Silva 22, Chula Vista, California U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed in action in Iraq on April 3, 2003 3rd BN, 5th Marine REG, 1st Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/03/03 (I) Cpl. Mark A. Evnin 21, Burlington, Vermont U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed in action during a firefight near Kut, Iraq, on April 3, 2003 3rd BN, 4th Marine REG, 1st Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/03/03 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Randall S. Rehn 36, Longmont, Colorado U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed in action on April 3, 2003, in Iraq C Battery, 3rd BN, 13th Field Artillery   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/03/03 (I) Pfc. Chad E. Bales 20, Coahoma, Texas U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed in a non-hostile vehicle accident during convoy operations east of Ash Shahin, Iraq, on April 3, 2003 1st Trans. Support BN, 1st Force Service Group   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/03/03 (I) Sgt. Donald S. Oaks Jr. 20, Erie, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed in action in Iraq on April 3, 2003 C Battery, 3rd BN, 13th Field Artillery   State Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/03/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Nino D. Livaudais 23, Ogden, Utah U.S. Army Hostile - Car bomb Killed when a car bomb detonated at a checkpoint about 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Haditha Dam in Iraq on April 3, 2003 3rd BN, 75th Ranger Reg   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/03/03 (I) Capt. Edward J. Korn 31, Savannah, Georgia U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed as he investigated the wreckage of an Iraqi T-72 tank destroyed by his unit in central Iraq on April 3, 2003 64th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/03/03 (I) Spec. Ryan P. Long 21, Seaford, Delaware U.S. Army Hostile - Car bomb Killed when a car bomb detonated at a checkpoint about 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Haditha Dam in Iraq on April 3, 2003 3rd BN, 75th Ranger Reg   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/03/03 (I) Sgt. Todd J. Robbins 33, Pentwater, Michigan U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed in action on April 3, 2003, in Iraq C Battery, 3rd BN, 13th Field Artillery   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/04/03 (I) Capt. Travis A. Ford 30, Ogallala, Nebraska U.S. Marine Corps Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Killed when his AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed during combat operations near Ali Aziziyal, Iraq, on April 4, 2003 HMLA-267, Marine Air Group 39, 3rd Marine Air   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/04/03 (I) Capt. Tristan N. Aitken 31, State College, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed in action in Iraq on April 4, 2003 1st BN, 41st Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/04/03 (I) Spec. Daniel Francis J. Cunningham 33, Lewiston, Maine U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when his vehicle fell into a ravine in Iraq on April 4, 2003 Battery C, 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/04/03 (I) Capt. Benjamin W. Sammis 29, Rehoboth, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - Helicopter crash Killed in action when his AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter crashed during combat operations near Ali Aziziyal, Iraq, on April 4, 2003 HMLA-267, Marine Air Group 39, 3rd Marine Air   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/04/03 (I) Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith 33, Tampa, Florida U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Shot and killed while manning a .50 caliber machine gun to fend off an attack by Iraqi soldiers near the Baghdad airport on April 4, 2003. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on April 4, 2005. Bravo Company, 11th Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/04/03 (I) Sgt. Duane R. Rios 25, Hammond, Indiana U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed during a firefight in central Iraq, on April 4, 2003 1st Combat Engineer BN, 1st Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/04/03 (I) Cpl. Bernard G. Gooden 22, Mt. Vernon, New York U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed during a firefight in central Iraq, on April 4, 2003 2nd Tank BN, 2nd Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link
04/04/03 (I) Pfc. Wilfred D. Bellard 20, Lake Charles, Louisiana U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when his vehicle fell into a ravine in Iraq on April 4, 2003 41st Field Artillery REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/04/03 (I) 1st Lt. Brian M. McPhillips 25, Pembroke, Massachusetts U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed during a firefight in central Iraq, on April 4, 2003 He was assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/04/03 (I) Pvt. Devon D. Jones 19, San Diego, California U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when his vehicle fell into a ravine in Iraq on April 4, 2003 41st Field Artillery REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/05/03 (I) 1st Sgt. Edward Smith 38, Chicago, Illinois U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died in Doha, Qatar, on April 5, 2003, of wounds he received in action in central Iraq a day earlier 2nd BN, 5th Marine REG, 1st Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/05/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker 34, Apollo, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed by Iraqi machine gun fire during the 3rd Infantry Division's first *thunder run* into Baghdad on April 5, 2003 A Company, 1st BN, 64th Armor REG   State Tribute Site   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link   Link     Link     Link     Link   photo   photo
04/05/03 (I) Spec. Larry K. Brown 22, Jackson, Mississippi U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed in action on April 5, 2003, in Iraq C Company, 1st BN, 41st INF REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/06/03 (I) Pfc. Gregory P. Huxley Jr. 19, Forestport, New York U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed by enemy fire in Iraq on April 6, 2003 B Company, 3rd Battalion, 17th Engineer Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/06/03 (I) Pvt. Kelley S. Prewitt 24, Birmingham, Alabama U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed in action by enemy fire on April 6, 2003, in Iraq H&H Company, 2nd BN, 69th Armor Reg   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/07/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Lincoln D. Hollinsaid 27, Malden, Illinois U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when he was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade as his unit was breaching a wall at the Baghdad International Airport on April 7, 2003 B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/07/03 (I) Pfc. Anthony S. Miller 19, San Antonio, Texas U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed when an Iraqi missile slammed into the tactical operations center ofthe 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, south of Baghdad, Iraq, onApril 7, 2003 H&H Company, 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/07/03 (I) Lance Cpl. Andrew Julian Aviles 18, Tampa, Florida U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed when an Iraqi artillery round struck his amphibious assault vehicle near Baghdad, Iraq, on April 7, 2003 4th Assault Amphibious BN, 4th Marine Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/07/03 (I) 1st Lt. Jeffrey J. Kaylor 24, Clifton, Virginia U.S. Army Hostile - Grenade Killed in a grenade attack in Iraq on April 7, 2003 C Battery, 39th Field Artillery Battalion   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/07/03 (I) Capt. Eric B. Das 30, Amarillo, Texas U.S. Air Force Non-hostile - Aircraft crash Killed when his F-15E Strike Eagle went down during a combat mission over Iraq on April 7, 2003 333rd Fighter Squadron   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/07/03 (I) Maj. William R. Watkins III 37, Danville, Virginia U.S. Air Force Non-hostile - Aircraft crash Killed when his F-15E Strike Eagle went down during a combat mission over Iraq on April 7, 2003 333rd Fighter Squadron   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/07/03 (I) Cpl. Jesus Martin Antonio Medellin 21, Fort Worth, Texas U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed when an enemy artillery round struck his amphibious assault vehicle in central Iraq on April 7, 2003 3rd Assault Amphibious BN, 1st Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/07/03 (I) Spec. George A. Mitchell 35, Enola, Pennsylvania U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed when an Iraqi missile slammed into the tactical operations center of the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, south of Baghdad, Iraq, on April 7, 2003 Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division   Personal Tribute Site   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/08/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Scott D. Sather 29, Clio, Michigan U.S. Air Force Hostile - hostile fire An Air Force combat controller, he was killed in action in Iraq on April 8, 2003. 24th Special Tactics Squadron, 720th Special Tactics Group   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/08/03 (I) Cpl. Henry L. Brown 22, Natchez, Mississippi U.S. Army Hostile - Rocket attack Died on April 8, 2003, of wounds received from an Iraqi rocket attack a day earlier south of Baghdad, Iraq H&H Company, 1st BN, 64th Field Artillery REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/08/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Robert A. Stever 36, Pendleton, Oregon U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Stever was killed when a rocket-propelled grenade hit his fuel and ammunition convoy that was resupplying soldiers during the second *thunder run* south of Baghdad, Iraq, on April 8, 2003. 3rd BN, 15th INF REG, 3rd Infantry Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/08/03 (I) Sgt. 1st Class John W. Marshall 50, Los Angeles, California U.S. Army Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Marshall was killed when a rocket-propelled grenade hit his Humvee at the head of fuel and ammunition convoy that was resupplying soldiers during the second *thunder run* south of Baghdad, Iraq, on April 8, 2003. 3rd BN, 15th INF REG, 3rd Infantry Division   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/08/03 (I) Pfc. Jason M. Meyer 23, Swartz Creek, Michigan U.S. Army Hostile - hostile fire Killed in action on April 8, 2003, in Iraq B Company, 11th Engineer Battalion   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/08/03 (I) Pfc. Juan Guadalupe Garza Jr. 20, Temperance, Michigan U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed in action on April 8, 2003, in central Iraq 1st BN, 4th Marine REG, 1st Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/10/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Terry W. Hemingway 39, Willingboro, New Jersey U.S. Army Hostile - Explosion Killed when a car exploded next to his Bradley fighting vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 10, 2003 C Company, 1st BN, 15th INF REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/10/03 (I) Gunnery Sgt. Jeffrey E. Bohr Jr. 39, Ossian, Iowa U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed in northern Baghdad while engaging Iraqi forces on April 10, 2003 1st BN, 5th Marine REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/11/03 (I) Staff Sgt. Riayan A. Tejeda 26, New York, New York U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed during combat operations against enemy forces in northeast Baghdad on April 11, 2003 3rd BN, 5th Marine REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/12/03 (I) Cpl. Jesus A. Gonzalez 22, Indio, California U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Killed while manning a checkpoint in Baghdad on April 12, 2003 1st Tank BN, 1st Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/12/03 (I) Lance Cpl. David Edward Owens Jr. 20, Winchester, Virginia U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds received in action on April 12, 2003, in central Iraq 3rd BN, 5th Marine REG, 1st Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/13/03 (I) Cmdr. Joseph Acevedo 46, Bronx, New York U.S. Navy Non-combat - Illness - Heart Attack Died in a non-combat incident in Bahrain on April 13, 2003 Assigned to Commander, Logistics Force, Navy Central Command, Bahrain W.Post Link   Link     Link	04/13/03 (I) Spec. Gil Mercado 25, Paterson, New Jersey U.S. Army Non-combat Killed by a non-combat weapon discharge in Iraq on April 13, 2003 3rd BN, 187th INF REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/14/03 (I) Cpl. Armando Ariel Gonzalez 25, Hialeah, Florida U.S. Marine Corps Non-combat - Accident Killed April 14, 2003 in an accident in southern Iraq MWSG-27, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/14/03 (I) Spec. Richard A. Goward 32, Midland, Michigan U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when his truck entered a dust cloud and rear-ended the truck in front of him in Iraq on April 14, 2003 1460th Transportation Company, Michigan Army National Guard   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/14/03 (I) Pfc. Joseph P. Mayek 20, Rock Springs, Wyoming U.S. Army Non-hostile - Friendly Fire Killed when he was struck by an armor-piercing round fired by a U.S. Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Iraq on April 14, 2003 C Company, 2nd BN, 6th INF REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/14/03 (I) Pfc. John E. Brown 21, Troy, Alabama U.S. Army Hostile - Grenade Killed when a grenade exploded inside his Humvee in Iraq on April 14, 2003 2nd BN, 44th Air Defense Artillery REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/14/03 (I) Spec. Thomas A. Foley III 23, Dresden, Tennessee U.S. Army Hostile - Grenade Killed when a grenade exploded inside his Humvee in Iraq on April 14, 2003 2nd BN, 44th Air Defense Artillery REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/14/03 (I) Cpl. Jason David Mileo 20, Centreville, Maryland U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - hostile fire Shot and killed after he was mistaken for an Iraqi soldier near Baghdad, Iraq, on April 14, 2003 3rd BN, 4th Marine REG, 1st Marine Division   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/17/03 (I) Cpl. John T. Rivero 23, Tampa, Florida U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Died of injuries he received when his Humvee rolled over in Kuwait on April 17, 2003 Company D, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/22/03 (I) Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Todd Arnold 30, Spring, Texas U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade launcher he was firing for familiarization malfunctioned at firing range near Kut, Iraq, on April22, 2003 1st BN, 10th Marine REG, 2nd Marine Expeditionary   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/22/03 (I) Chief Warrant Officer Robert William Channell Jr. 36, Tuscaloosa, Alabama U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade launcher he was firing for familiarization malfunctioned at firing range near Kut, Iraq, on April22, 2003 1st BN, 10th Marine REG, 2nd Marine Expeditionary   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/22/03 (I) Spec. Roy Russell Buckley 24, Portage, Indiana U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed April 22, 2003, in Iraq while aboard a M818 truck traveling in a convoy. He left the passenger compartment and climbed into the trailer but did not return. He was found lying on the roadside with serious injuries and died shortly after. 685th Transportation Company, U.S. Army Reserve   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/22/03 (I) Lance Cpl. Alan Dinh Lam 19, Snow Camp, North Carolina U.S. Marine Corps Hostile - RPG, small arms fire Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade launcher he was firing for familiarization malfunctioned at firing range near Kut, Iraq, on April22, 2003 8th Comm. BN, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/24/03 (I) Sgt. Troy David Jenkins 25, Ridgecrest, California U.S. Army Hostile - Explosion Died on April 24, 2003, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, of injuries received in an April 19 explosion while on dismounted patrolin Iraq B Company, 3rd BN, 187th INF REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link photo	04/25/03 (A) Airman 1st Class Raymond Losano 24, Del Rio, Texas U.S. Air Force Eastern Afghanistan Hostile fire 14th Air Support Operation Squadron   Arlington   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/25/03 (A) Pvt. Jerod R. Dennis 19, Antlers, Oklahoma U.S. Army Near Ne Shkin Hostile fire 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/25/03 (I) 1st Lt. Osbaldo Orozco 26, Delano, California U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed in a vehicle accident in Iraq on April 25, 2003 C Company, 1st BN, 22nd INF REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link	04/25/03 (I) Spec. Narson B. Sullivan 21, North Brunswick, New Jersey U.S. Army Non-combat Killed by a non-combat weapon discharge in Iraq on April 25, 2003 411th Military Police Company   Military Times Link W.Post Link
04/28/03 (I) 1st Sgt. Joe J. Garza 43, Robstown, Texas U.S. Army Non-combat - Accident - vehicular Killed when he was struck by a civilian vehicle on April 28, 2003 1st BN, 30th INF REG   Military Times Link W.Post Link