APRIL  2006


 
Darrell  P. Clay - 34

Staff Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division
Fayetteville, North Carolina
04-01-2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack
Had been in Iraq for about a month.

     
Israel Devora Garcia - 23
 
Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division
 Clint, Texas
04-01-2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     
Timothy J. Moshier - 25
 
Captain
4th Battalion, 4th Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
 Delmar, New York
04-01-2006
 Yusufiyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Apache Helicopter Shot Down.

     
Michael Hartwick Jr - 37

Chief Warrant Officer 3
4th Battalion, 4th Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
 Orrick, Missouri
04-01-2006
 Yusufiyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Apache Helicopter Shot Down

     
Scott J. Procopio - 20

Corporal
3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
 Saugus, Massachusetts
04-02-2006
Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     
Kun Y. Kim - 20
 
Lance Corporal
3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
 Atlanta, Georgia
04-02-2006
Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     
Eric A. McIntosh - 29
 
Staff Sergeant
3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
 Trafford, Pennsylvania
04-02-2006
Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack
He turned 29 In March 2006.




     
Geovani
Padilla Aleman - 20
 

Hospitalman
United States Naval Ship Comfort Detachment
 South Gate, California
04-02-2006
 Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     
Brian St. Germain - 22

Corporal
1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force
 West Warwick, Rhode Island
04-02-2006
 Al Asad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident

     
Patrick J. Gallagher - 27
 
Lance Corporal
1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force
 Jacksonville, Florida
04-02-2006
 Al Asad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident

     
David A. Bass - 20
 
Corporal
1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force
 Nashville, Tennessee
04-02-2006
 Al Asad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident

     
Felipe D. Sandoval-Flores - 20

Lance Corporal
1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force
 Los Angeles, California
04-02-2006
 Al Asad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident
Sandoval-Flores was born in Michoacan, Mexico.
His mother was from El Salvador.
A True American Hero

     
Abraham G. Twitchell - 28
 
Staff Sergeant
Combat Service Support Group-1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force
 Yelm, Washington
04-02-2006
 Al Asad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident

     
Andres Aguilar Jr - 21

Corporal
3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force
 Victoria, Texas
04-02-2006
 Al Asad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident  (Drowning)

 
Eric A.  Palmisano - 27

Lance Corporal
1st Transportation Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Florence, Wisconsin
04/02/06
Al Asad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident (Drowning)

 
Marcques J. Nettles - 22

Petty Officer Third Class
1st Combat Logistics Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Beaverton Oregon
04/02/06

Al Asad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident (Drowning)

     
Jeremy W. Ehle - 19
 
Private First Class
1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division
 Richmond, Virginia
04-02-2006
 Hit, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire

     
Ty J. Johnson - 28
 
Specialist
2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
 Elk Grove, California
04-04-2006
 Kirkuk, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     
Dustin J. Harris - 21
 
Specialist
172nd Brigade Support Battalion, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
 Bangor, Maine
04-06-2006
 Bayji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     
Daniel L. Sesker - 22

National Guard Sergeant
1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment
 Ogden, Iowa
04-06-2006
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     
Chase A. Edwards - 19

Private First Class
3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
 Lake Charles, Louisiana
04-06-2006
 Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

     
Bryan N. Taylor - 20

Lance Corporal
2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
 Milford, Ohio
04-06-2006
 Al Qaim, Iraq (Near Syrian border)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

     
Richard P. Waller - 22
 
Corporal
1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
 Fort Worth, Texas
04-07-2006
 Khan Dari, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire

     
Jody W. Missildine - 19
 
Private
2nd Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division
 Plant City, Florida
04-08-2006
 Tall Afar, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     
Shawn R. Creighton - 21
 
Specialist
4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team
 Windsor, North Carolina
04-08-2006
 Rawah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     
Juana Navarro Arellano - 24
 
Lance Corporal
9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force
 Ceres, California
04-08-2006
 Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire

     
Philip John Martini - 24

Lance Corporal
1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
 Lansing, Illinois
04-08-2006
 Al Karmah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire

     
Gregory S. Rogers - 42

Sergeant First Class
1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
 Cincinnati, Ohio
04-09-2006
 Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     
David S. Collins - 24
 
Specialist
1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
 Jasper, Georgia
04-09-2006
 Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     
Joseph I. Love-Fowler - 22
 
Private First Class
94th Engineer Combat Battalion, 8th Sustainment Command
 North Pole, Alaska
04-09-2006
 Balad, Iraq (Military Hospital)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     
Randall L. Lamberson - 36

Sergeant First Class
1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
 Springfield, Missouri
04-10-2006
 Balad, Iraq (Military Hospital)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


Military Hospital - Balad Iraq

     
James W. Gardner - 22
 
Specialist
1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
 Glasgow, Kentucky
04-10-2006
 Tall Afar, Iraq
Non-Hostile - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

     
Joseph A. Blanco - 25

Corporal
7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
 Bloomington, California
04-11-2006
 Taji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     
James F. Costello III - 27

Private First Class
7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
 St. Louis, Missouri
04-11-2006
 Taji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     
George R. Roehl Jr - 21
 
Private First Class
7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
 Manchester, New Hampshire
04-11-2006
 Taji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     
Kenneth D. Hess - 26

Specialist
4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team
 Asheville, North Carolina
04-11-2006
 Rawah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Suicide Bomber

     
Scott M. Bandhold - 37
 
Specialist
1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
 North Merrick, New York
04-12-2006
 Al Musayyib, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     
Roland E. Calderon-Ascencio - 21
 
Private First Class
1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
 Miami, Florida
04-12-2006
 Al Musayyib, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     
Marcus S. Glimpse - 22
 
Lance Corporal
1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
 Huntington Beach, California
04-12-2006
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     
Andrew K. Waits - 23
 
Specialist
1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
 Waterford, Michigan
04-13-2006
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     
Salem Bachar - 20

Corporal
Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
 Chula Vista, California
04-13-2006
 Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

     
Stephen Joseph Perez - 22
 
Lance Corporal
1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
 San Antonio, Texas
04-13-2006
 Camp Taqaddum Military Hospital, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

     
Darin T. Settle - 23

Lance Corporal
Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Henley, Missouri
04-14-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident
     
Derrick J. Cothran - 21

Lance Corporal
2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Avondale, Louisiana
04-15-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     

Pablo V. Mayorga - 33

Corporal
2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Margate, Florida
04-15-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     

Ryan G. Winslow - 19

Private First Class
2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Jefferson, Alabama
04-15-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     

Justin D. Sims - 22

Lance Corporal
3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Covington, Kentucky
04-15-2006
Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     

Mark W. Melcher - 34

National Guard Specialist
1st Battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
04-15-2006
Al Taqaddum, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire

     

Clinton W. Cubert - 38

National Guard Master Sergeant
2113th Transportation Company
Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
04-16-2006
Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kentucky
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire


Lexington Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kentucky

     
Robert T Hornbeck - 23

Specialist
3rd Infantry, Bravo 269
Lapeer, Michigan
04-16-2006
Savannah, Georgia
Army Specialist Robert Hornbeck was found inside
an air-conditioning unit at a hotel on April 16, 2006.
Blades in the unit severed Hornbeck's arm and
then pinned him against a wall. Records indicate
he bled to death that same day.

     
Ian P. Weikel - 31

Captain
10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infintry Division
Colorado Springs , Colorado
04-18-2006
Balad Military Hospital, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack


     
Robert J. Settle - 25

Private First Class
1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infintry Division
Owensboro, Kentucky
04-19-2006
Taji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire

     

Patrick A. Tinnell - 25

Private First Class
1st Battalion, 187th Infintry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
04-19-2006
As Siniyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire

     


Jason C. Ramseyer - 28

Staff Sergeant
3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force
Lenoir, North Carolina
04-20-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire

     

Kyle A. Colnot - 23

Sergeant
1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Arcadia, California
04-22-2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack







     

Eric D. King - 29

Specialist
1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Vancouver, Washington
04-22-2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     

Jacob H. Allcott - 21

Private First Class
1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Caldwell, Idaho
04-22-2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     

Michael E. Bouthot - 19

Private
1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Fall River, Massachusetts
04-22-2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     

Travis C. Zimmerman - 19

Private
2nd Battalion, 502nd INF Regiment, 2nd BCT (Brigade Combat Team), 101st Airborne Division
New Berlin Ville, Pennsylvania
04-22-2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire

     

Eric R. Lueken - 23

Corporal
3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force
Dubois, Indiana
04-22-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire

     

Jason B. Daniel - 21

Corporal
7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infintry Division
Fort Worth, Texas
04-23-2006
Taji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     

Shawn Thomas Lasswell Jr - 21

Corporal
7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infintry Division
Reno, Nevada
04-23-2006
Taji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     

Robert W. Ehney - 26

Sergeant
7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infintry Division
Lexington, Kentucky
04-23-2006
Taji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     
Aaron William Simons - 20

Lance Corporal
1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Modesto, California
04-24-2006
Al Qaim, Iraq (Near Syrian Border)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Rocket Attack

     
Metodio A. Bandonill - 29

Staff Sergeant
1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
Honolulu, Hawaii
04-24-2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     
Dylan Meyer - 20

Private
Tampa, Florida
04-24-2006
Fort Gordon, Georgia
Non-Hostile - Sadly He Committed Suicide


     
Richard J. Herrema - 27

Sergeant First Class
Special Operations Command
Jackson, Tennessee
04-25-2006
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

     
Raymond L. Henry - 21

Private First Class
1st Battalion, 17th Infintry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team
Anaheim, California
04-25-2006
Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     
Michael Ford - 19

Lance Corporal
1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
New Bedford, Massachusetts
04-26-2006
Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED)  Attack

     
Bobby Mendez - 38

First Sergeant
2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infintry Division
Brooklyn, New York
04-27-2006

Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

     
Matthew A. Webber - 23

National Guard Sergeant
1st Battalion, 125th Infintry Regiment
Kalamazoo, Michigan
04-27-2006
Brooke Army Medical Center, Texas
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Mark A. Wall - 27

Staff Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 1st Infintry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team
Alden, Iowa
04-27-2006

Mosul, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Illness - Heart Attack

   
Jose Gomez - 23

Sergeant
10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infintry Division
Corona, New York
04-28-2006

Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Edward G. Davis III - 31

Sergeant
3rd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Waukegan/Antioch, Illinois
04-28-2006

Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Lea R. Mills - 21

Sergeant
3rd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Brooksville, Florida
04-28-2006

Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Brandon M. Hardy - 25

Corporal
3rd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Cochranville, Pennsylvania
04-28-2006

Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

   
Bryant A. Herlem - 37

Staff Sergeant
10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th Infintry Division
Copperas Cove, Texas
04-28-2006

Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Steve M. Sakoda - 29

Sergeant
1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
Hilo, Hawaii
04-29-2006

Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire -
Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

THE FINAL
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CASUALTY COUNT FOR APRIL 2006
 --- 77 ---
x
Iraq - 74
Afghanistan - 01
United States - 02








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TOTAL SUMMARY FOR APRIL  2006
0 - American 18 Year Old Deaths
7 - American 19 Year Old Deaths
8 - American 20 Year Old Deaths
11 - American 21 Year Old Deaths
76 - American Deaths In IRAQ (2)
65 - Hostile Fire Death In IRAQ
11 - Non-Hostile Death In IRAQ
7 - No Explanation Given For Hostile or Non Hostile Cause Of Death This Month
47 - Total American IED Deaths
9 - Total American Small Arms Fire Deaths
1 - Total American RPG Deaths
9 - Total American Vehicle Deaths
2 - Total American Air Craft Deaths
2 - Total American Bomb Deaths
433 - Wounded In Action In IRAQ (3)
10 - 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






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