APRIL  2005


Garrywesley Tan Rimes - 30
Corporal
1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Santa Maria, California
04-01-2005
Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero


Tenzin Dengkhim - 19

Lance Corporal
2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Falls Church, Virginia
04-02-2005
Hadithah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Explosion


Loasa F. Tavae Jr - 29

Staff Sergeant
1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry  Division
Pago Pago, American Samoa
04-02-2005
Tall Afar, Iraq (Near Mosul)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire


James Alexander Sherrill - 27

National Guard Sergeant
2113th Transportation Company
Ekron, Kentucky
 04-03-2005
Near Bayji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


William D. Richardson - 23

Corporal
1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division
Moreno Valley, California
04-03-2005
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Killed When He Came Under Enemy Fire
Falling Into A Canal And Drowned


Jeremiah C. Kinchen - 22

Reserve Lance Corporal
4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division
Salcha, Alaska
04-04-2005
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Explosion


Christopher W. Dill - 32

Reserve Staff Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 390th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 98th Division
Tonawanda, New York
04-04-2005
South Of Balad Ruz, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire


Stephen C. Kennedy - 35

National Guard Sergeant First Class
1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
04-04-2005
South Of Balad Ruz, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire


Glenn J. Watkins, 42

National Guard Specialist
1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 81st Brigade Combat Team
Carlsbad, California
04-05-2005
Dora Part Of Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Car Bomb


Javier J. Garcia - 25

Sergeant
1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry  Division
Crawfordville, Florida
04-05-2005
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack

 

American Chinook Helicopter Crashes
18 Perished
A United States Military CH-47D Chinook Helicopter Crashed During A Dust Storm In Afghanistan Killing 18 People On Board. A United States Spokeswoman Said The Helicopter Came Down In Ghazni Province, 80 Miles Southwest Of The Capital, Kabul, While On A Routine Mission.




Barbaralien Banks - 41

Sergeant Major
Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division
Harvey, Louisiana
04-05-2005
3 Miles From Ghazni In Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Helicopter Crash In Dust Storm
Edwin A. Matoscolon - 42

Master Sergeant
Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division
Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico
04-05-2005
3 Miles From Ghazni In Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Helicopter Crash In Dust Storm
James Shawn Lee - 26
Sergeant
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 142, Marine Aircraft Group 42, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing
Mount Vernon, Indiana
04-05-2005
3 Miles From Ghazni In Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Helicopter Crash In Dust Storm
David S. Connolly - 37

Reserve Captain
1173rd Transportation Terminal Battalion
Boston, Massachusetts
04-05-2005
3 Miles From Ghazni In Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Helicopter Crash In Dust Storm
Chrystal Gaye Stout - 23

National Guard Specialist
228th Signal Brigade
Travelers Rest, South Carolina
04-05-2005
3 Miles From Ghazni In Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Helicopter Crash In Dust Storm
Stephen C. High - 45

National Guard Sergeant
228th Signal Brigade
Spartanburg, South Carolina
04-05-2005
3 Miles From Ghazni In Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Helicopter Crash In Dust Storm
Clint J. Prather - 32

Chief Warrant Officer
5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade
Cheney, Washington
04-05-2005
3 Miles From Ghazni In Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Helicopter Crash In Dust Storm
David Ayala - 24

Chief Warrant Officer
5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade
New York, New York
04-05-2005
3 Miles From Ghazni In Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Helicopter Crash In Dust Storm
Charles R. Sanders Jr - 29

Staff Sergeant
5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade
Charleston, Missouri
04-05-2005
3 Miles From Ghazni In Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Helicopter Crash In Dust Storm
Michael K. Spivey, 21

Specialist
5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade
Fayetteville, North Carolina
04-05-2005
3 Miles From Ghazni In Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Helicopter Crash In Dust Storm


Pendelton L. Sykes II - 25

Private First Class
5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade
Chesapeake, Virginia
04-05-2005
3 Miles From Ghazni In Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Helicopter Crash In Dust Storm
Edward J. Murphy - 36

Major
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force
Charleston, South Carolina
04-05-2005
3 Miles From Ghazni In Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Helicopter Crash In Dust Storm
Romanes L. Woodard - 30

Staff Sergeant
1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment
Hertford, North Carolina
04-05-2005
3 Miles From Ghazni In Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Helicopter Crash In Dust Storm
Daniel J. Freeman - 20

Specialist
1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment
Cincinnati, Ohio
04-05-2005
3 Miles From Ghazni In Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Helicopter Crash In Dust Storm
Sascha Struble - 20

Specialist
1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment
Philadelphia, New York
04-05-2005
3 Miles From Ghazni In Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Helicopter Crash In Dust Storm
 



Juan C. Venegas - 21

Lance Corporal
3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Simi Valley, California
04-07-2005
Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Vehicle Accident


Kevin Dewayne Davis - 41

National Guard Staff Sergeant
G Troop, 82nd Cavalry
Lebanon, Oregon
04-08-2005
Balad, Iraq (Military Hospital)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Casey M. LaWare - 19

Private First Class
2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Redding, California
04-09-2005
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany
From Non-Combat Related Injuries Sustained April 6, 2005 In Al Mahmudiyah, Iraq
 Non-Hostile - Building Fire


Tyler J. Dickens - 20

Corporal
2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Columbus, Georgia
04-12-2005
Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Attack


John W. Miller - 21

National Guard Specialist
224th Engineer Battalion
West Burlington, Iowa
04-12-2005
Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire


Manuel Lopez III - 20

Specialist
3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry  Division
Cape Coral, Florida
04-12-2005
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Attack


Michael B. Lindemuth - 27

Reserve Corporal
Inspector-Instruction Staff, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division
Petoskey, Michigan
04-13-2005
Camp Hit, Iraq (Northwest Of Ramadi)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack


James C. Edge - 31

Captain
1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Virginia Beach, Virginia
04-14-2005
Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire




Aleina Ramirezgonzalez - 33

Specialist
3rd Brigade Troop Battalion, 3rd Infantry  Division
Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
04-15-2005
Near Tikrit, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack


Aaron Mark Hudson - 20

Private
401st Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade
Highland Village, Texas
04-16-2005
Baghdad, Iraq (Military Hospital)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Angelo L. Lozada Jr - 36

Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry  Division
Brooklyn, New York
04-16-2005
Ramadi, Iraq (At Camp Ramadi)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack


Tromaine K. Toy Sr - 24

Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry  Division
Eastville, Virginia
04-16-2005
Ramadi, Iraq (At Camp Ramadi)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack


Randy Lee Stevens - 21

Specialist
2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry  Division
Swartz Creek, Michigan
04-16-2005
Ramadi, Iraq (At Camp Ramadi)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack


Steven F. Sirko - 20

Private First Class
1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry  Division
Portage, Indiana
04-17-2005
Muqdadiyah, Iraq
 Non-Hostile - Illness - Died In Sleep


Joseph L. Knott - 21

Private
3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Yuma, Arizona
04-17-2005
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire


Steven W. Thornton - 46

Major
 Communications-Electronics Command
Eugene, Oregon
04-18-2005
Camp Arifjan, Iraq
 Non-Hostile - Illness - Died When He Collapsed During Physical Training


Samantha W. Huff - 18

Private First Class
170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade
Tucson, Arizona
04-18-2005
Baghdad, Iraq (Military Hospital)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Jacob M. Pfister - 27

Specialist
3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry  Division
Buffalo, New York
04-19-2005
Baghdad, Iraq (Near Airport Road)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Suicide Car Bomb


Kevin S. K. Wessel - 20

Private First Class
3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry  Division
Newport, Oregon
04-19-2005
Baghdad, Iraq (Near Airport Road)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Suicide Car Bomb


Kelly M. Cannan - 21

Corporal
1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Lowville, New York
04-20-2005
Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Marty G. Mortenson - 22

Lance Corporal
1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Flagstaff, Arizona
04-20-2005
Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Robert A. "Bobby" Guy - 26

Private First Class
3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Willards, Maryland
04-21-2005
Camp Delta, Iraq (Near Karmah)
 Non-Hostile - Weapon Discharge


Gavin J. Colburn - 20

Reserve Private First Class
542nd Transportation Company
Frankfort, Ohio
04-22-2005
North Of Tall Afar, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Kevin William Prince - 22

Corporal
2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Plain City, Ohio
04-23-2005
Baghdad, Iraq (Military Hospital)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Aaron A. Kent - 28
Seaman
2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Portland, Oregon
04-23-2005
Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Anthony J. Davis Jr - 22

Sergeant
1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry  Division
Long Beach, California
04-23-2005
Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Suicide Car Bomb

Robert C. White III - 21

 Private
864th Engineer Battalion, 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
 Camden, New Jersey
 04-23-2005
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Non-Combat Related Injuries - Cause Of Death Was Not Provided For This Hero


Gary W. Walters Jr - 31

Specialist
1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry  Division
Victoria, Texas
04-24-2005
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack
Robert W. Defazio - 21

 Specialist
23rd Ordnance Company
 West Babylon, New York
 04-24-2005
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Non-Combat Related Injuries - Cause Of Death Was Not Provided For This Hero


Timmy J. Millsap - 39

First Sergeant
70th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division
Wichita, Kansas
04-25-2005
Baghdad, Iraq (Military Hospital)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


David L. Rice - 22

Specialist
1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry  Division
Sioux City, Iowa
04-26-2005
Near Muqdadiyah, Iraq
 Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident
Allen C. Johnson - 31

 Sergeant First Class
1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group
 Los Molinos, California
 04-26-2005
Near Deh Rawood, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Cause Of Death Was Not Provided For This Hero


Joseph S. Tremblay - 23

Reserve Corporal
3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division
New Windsor, New York
04-27-2005
Near Hit, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Timothy Craig Kiser - 37

National Guard Sergeant
340th Forward Support Battalion, 40th Infantry  Division
Tehama, California
04-28-2005
Riyadh, Iraq (Near Hawijah)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Eric Wayne Morris - 31

Sergeant
1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry  Division
Sparks, Nevada
04-28-2005
Tall Afar, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


William A. Edens - 29

First Lieutenant
1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry  Division
Columbia, Missouri
04-28-2005
Tall Afar, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Ricky W. Rockholt Jr - 28

Specialist
2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Winston, Oregon
04-28-2005
Tall Afar, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Robert W. Murray Jr - 21

Private First Class
2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Westfield, Indiana
04-28-2005
Tall Afar, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Clifford V. "CC" Gadsden - 25

Second Lieutenant
603rd Transportation Company, 142nd Corps Support Battalion
Red Top, South Carolina
04-29-2005
5 Miles North Of Taji, Iraq (Northwest Of Baghdad)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Suicide Car Bomb


Stephen W. Frank - 29

Captain
2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Lansing, Michigan
04-29-2005
Diyarah, Iraq (30 Miles South Of Baghdad)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Suicide Car Bomb


Ralph J. "Jay" Harting III - 28

Captain
2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Union Lake, Michigan
04-29-2005
Diyarah, Iraq (30 Miles South Of Baghdad)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Suicide Car Bomb


Darren A. Deblanc - 20

Private First Class
2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division
Evansville, Indiana
04-29-2005
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Charles S. Cooper Jr - 19

Private
2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division
Jamestown, New York
04-29-2005
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Attack


Juan de Dios Garcia-Arana - 27

Staff Sergeant
5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry  Division
Los Angeles, California
04-30-2005
Khaldiyah, Iraq (Near Fallujah)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire


Kenya A. Parker - 26

Sergeant
Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry  Division
Fairfield, Alabama
04-30-2005
Baghdad, Iraq
 Non-Hostile - Died Of Respiratory Arrest

THE TOTAL
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CASUALTY COUNT FOR APRIL 2005
 --- 70 ---

Iraq - 52
Afghanistan - 18
In United States - 00
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TOTAL SUMMARY FOR APRIL  2005
1 - American 18 Year Old Deaths
3 - American 19 Year Old Deaths
7 - American 20 Year Old Deaths
6 - American 21 Year Old Deaths
52 - American Deaths In IRAQ (2)
46 - Hostile Fire Death In IRAQ
6 - Non-Hostile Death In IRAQ
1 - No Explanation Given For Hostile or Non Hostile Cause Of Death This Month
20 - Total American IED Deaths
8 - Total American Small Arms Fire Deaths
2 - Total American RPG Deaths
2 - Total American Vehicle Deaths
0 - Total American Air Craft Deaths
14 - Total American Bomb Deaths
596 - Wounded In Action In IRAQ (3)
8 - California Deaths In IRAQ
   

TOTAL SUMMARY TO DATE (4)
0 - American 18 Year Old Deaths
0 - American 19 Year Old Deaths
0 - American 20 Year Old Deaths
0 - American 21 Year Old Deaths
0 - American Deaths In IRAQ (2)
0 - Hostile Fire Death In IRAQ
0 - Non-Hostile Death In IRAQ
0 - No Explanation Given For Hostile or Non Hostile Cause Of Death Total (1)
0 - Total American IED Deaths
0 - Total American Small Arms Fire Deaths
0 - Total American RPG Deaths
0 - Total American Vehicle Deaths
0 - Total American Air Craft Deaths
0 - Total American Bomb Deaths
0 - Wounded In Action In IRAQ (3)
0 - California Deaths In IRAQ
  (1) = Started Tracking This In 2007 - Will Take Some Time To Get To All Pages.
  (2) = Include 18 - 21 Years Of Age 
  (3)= Includes Soldiers Who May Have Returned To Combat 
  (4) = All Conflict Totals To End Of This Month
DOD Began Counting IED Deaths July 2003