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JULY 2003
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Christopher D. Coffin
-
51
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First Sergeant
352nd Civil Affairs
Battalion
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
07-01-2003
Southern IRAQ
Highway 8
Hostile
-
Vehicle Accident

Travis J. Bradach-Nall -
21
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Corporal
Combat Service Support Group 11
Portland, Oregon
07-02-2003
Near Karbala, Iraq
Non-Hostile
-
Ordnance Accident

Corey L. Small
-
20
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Private First Class
502nd Military Intelligence Company, 2 Armored Calvary Regiment
East Berlin, Pennsylvania
07-03-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile
-
Suicide
-
Weapon Discharge
Edward James Herrgott -
20
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Private First Class
1-36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division
Shakopee, Minnesota
07-03-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile -
Small Arms Fire
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| T. J. Kewatt, left, touches the casket of his friend and cousin, Private First Class Edward James Herrgott, as he and others grieved at burial services in Shakopee, Minnesota, Tuesday, July 15, 2003. Edward, was the first Minnesotan killed in the war in Iraq. Kewatt, from Shakopee, was also serving with the Army in Iraq when his cousin was killed and accompanied the body home. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) |

James C. Coons
-
35
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Master Sergeant
385th Signal Company, 54th Signal Battalion
Conroe, Texas
07-04-2003
Walter Reed Army Medical Center & Iraq
Diagnosed with
post-traumatic stress disorder after serving
in Iraq, Master Sergeant Coons' body was found at an outpatient hotel
at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on July 4, 2003.
In December 2005, a military casualty board ruled that
his suicide should be considered a casualty of war.
Non-Hostile -
Illnesses -
Suicide

Jeffrey M. Wershow
-
22
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Specialist
2-124th Infantry, 1st Armored Division
Gainesville, Florida
07-06-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire -
Small Arms Fire
David B. Parson -
30
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Sergeant
1-37th Armored Battalion, 1st Armored Division
Kannapolis, North Carolina
07-06-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire -
Small Arms Fire

Chad L. Keith -
21
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Specialist
2-325th Infantry, Company D
Batesville, Indiana
07-07-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire -
Improvised Explosive
(IED) Attack
Barry Sanford Sr -
46
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Staff Sergeant
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 101st Support Group
Aurora, Colorado
07-07-2003
Balad, Iraq
Non-Hostile
-
Weapon Discharge





Craig A. Boling -
38
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Sergeant First Class
Company C, 1-152nd Infantry, Indiana, Army National Guard
Elkhart, Indiana
07-08-2003
Camp Wolf,
Kuwait, Iraq Theater
Non-Hostile -
Illnesses -
Heart Attack
Robert L. McKinley
-
23
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Private
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-101st Air Assault
Peru, Indiana
07-08-2003
Homburg Hospital,
Germany
Non-Hostile -
Illnesses -
Heat Stroke suffered
in Mosul, Iraq

Roger Dale Rowe
-
54
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National Guard Sergeant
1174th Transportation Company
Bon Aqua, Tennessee
07-09-2003
Al Mahmudiyah, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire -
Small Arms Fire
Jason Andrew Tetrault - 20
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Lance Corporal
7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
Moreno Valley, California
07-09-2003
Kuwait, Iraq Theater
Non-Hostile
-
Vehicle Accident
-
Rollover Accident

Christopher P. Geiger - 38
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National Guard Sergeant
213th Area Support
Group
Allentown, Pennsylvania - United States
07-09-2003
30 miles north of Kabul,
Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan
Non Hostile -
Illness -
Died of an apparent heart
attack while sleeping in his tent at Bagram Air Base
Melissa Valles
-
26
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Sergeant
B Company, 64th Forward Support Battalion
Eagle Pass, Texas
07-09-2003
Balad, Iraq
Non-Hostile
-
Accidental Weapon Discharge
Dan Henry Gabrielson
-
39
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Sergeant First Class
652nd Engineer Company
Frederic, Wisconsin
07-09-2003
Ba’qubah, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire -
Rocket Propelled Grenade
(RPG) Attack

Christian C. Schultz
-
20
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Specialist
3rd Troop, 67th Armor Battalion
Colleyville, Texas
07-11-2003
Ba'qubah,
Iraq
Non-Hostile -
Accidental Weapon Discharge

Joshua M. Neusche
-
20
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Specialist
203rd Engineer Battalion
Montreal, Missouri
07-12-2003
Homburg Hospital Germany
Non-Hostile -
Illnesses
-
Pneumonia Contracted In Iraq

Paul J. Cassidy
-
36
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Captain
432nd Civil Affairs Battalion
Laingsburg, Michigan
07-13-2003
Camp Babylon,
Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire
-
No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero
Jaror C. Puello-Coronado
- 36
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Military Police
Sergeant
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 310th Military Police Battalion
Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania
07-13-2003
Ad Diwaniyah,
Iraq
Non-Hostile -
Vehicle Accident -
Hit By A Speeding Out Of Control Dump
Truck

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Michael T. Crockett
-
27
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Sergeant
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment
Soperton, Georgia
07-14-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire -
Small Arms Fire,
Rocket Propelled Grenade
(RPG) Attack

Cory Ryan Geurin
-
18
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Lance Corporal
1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
Santee, California
07-15-2003
Babylon, Iraq
Non-Hostile -
Accident
- Fell
About 60 Feet From The Roof Of A Former Presidential
Palace

Ramon Reyes Torres
-
29
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Specialist
432nd Transportation Company
Caguas, Puerto Rico
07-16-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device
(IED)
Attack

David J. Moreno
-
26
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Petty Officer Third Class
Naval Medical Center, 4th Marine Division
Gering, Nebraska
07-17-2003
Al Hamishiyah, Iraq
Non-Hostile
-
Weapon Discharge
Mason Douglas Whetstone
-
30
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Sergeant
3rd Battalion, 58th Aviation (Forward)
Jacksonville, Florida
07-17-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile
-
No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

Joel L. Bertoldie
-
20
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Specialist
Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 4-64 Armor Battalion
Independence, Missouri
07-18-2003
Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire -
Improvised Explosive
Device
(IED) Attack

Jonathan D. Rozier
-
25
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Second Lieutenant
B Company, 2-70th Armor Battalion, 1st Armored
Katy, Texas
07-19-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire -
Small Arms Fire,
Rocket Propelled Grenade
(RPG) Attack

Jason D. Jordan
-
24
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Sergeant
Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1-187 Infantry Battalion
Elba, Alabama
07-20-2003
Tall Afar, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire -
Improvised Explosive
Device
(IED) Attack
Justin W. Garvey - 23
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Sergeant
Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1-187 Infantry Battalion
Townsend, Massachusetts
07-20-2003
Tall Afar, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire -
Improvised Explosive
Device
(IED)
Attack
Christopher R. Willoughby - 29
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Sergeant First Class
Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 221st Military Intelligence Battalion
Phenix, Alabama
(Phenix is spelled correctly. It's In Alabama)
07-20-2003
Baghdad Airport, Iraq
Non-Hostile
-
Vehicle Accident
-
Vehicle Overturned
David A. Scott - 51
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Master Sergeant
445th Communications Flight
Union, Ohio
07-20-2003
Doha, Iraq
Non-Hostile -
Illnesses -
Brain Aneurysm

Mark Anthony Bibby
-
25
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Corporal
Headquarters, Headquarters Detachment, 422 Civil Affairs Battalion
Watha, North Carolina
07-21-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive
Device
(IED) Attack

Jon P. Fettig
-
30
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Specialist
957th Engineer Company (V Corps)
Dickinson, North Dakota
07-22-2003
Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire -
Rocket Propelled Grenade
(RPG) Attack





Brett T. Christian
-
27
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Specialist
Company C, 2nd Battalion, 502 Infantry, 101st Airborne
North Royalton, Ohio
07-23-2003
Mosul, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire -
Small Arms Fire,
Rocket Propelled Grenade
(RPG) Attack
Joshua T. Byers - 29
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Captain
Headquarters Troop, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Armored Cavalry
Sparks, Nevada
07-23-2003
Near Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device
(IED) Attack

Hector R. Perez
-
40
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Staff Sergeant
Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry, 101st Airborne
Corpus Christi, Texas
07-24-2003
Mosul, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire -
Small Arms Fire,
Rocket Propelled Grenade
(RPG) Attack
Juan M. Serrano - 31
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Sergeant
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 37th Armor, 1st A Division
Manati, Puerto Rico
07-24-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile
-
Vehicle Accident
Raheen Tyson Heighter
-
22
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Private First Class
2-320th Field Artillery
Bay Shore, New York
07-24-2003
North of Al Hawd, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire -
Rocket Propelled Grenade
(RPG) Attack
Evan Asa Ashcraft
-
24
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Corporal
Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry, 101st Airborne
West Hills, California
07-24-2003
North of Al Hawd, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire -
Rocket Propelled Grenade
(RPG) Attack

Jonathan P. Barnes
-
21
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Specialist
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor, 4th Infantry
Division
Anderson, Missouri
07-26-2003
Ba'qubah, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire -
As A Result Of A
Grenade Being Thrown From
A Window Of An Iraqi Civilian Hospital He Was Helping Guard
Daniel K. Methvin - 22
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Sergeant
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor, 4th Infantry
Division
Belton, Texas
07-26-2003
Ba'qubah, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire -
As A Result Of A
Grenade Being Thrown From
A Window Of An Iraqi Civilian Hospital He Was Helping Guard
Wilfredo Perez Jr
-
24
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Specialist
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor, 4th Infantry
Division
Norwalk, Connecticut
07-26-2003
Ba'qubah, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire -
As A Result Of A
Grenade Being Thrown From
A Window Of An Iraqi Civilian Hospital He Was Helping Guard
Jonathan M. Cheatham - 19
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Private First Class
489th Engineer Battalion
Camden, Arkansas
07-26-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire -
Rocket Propelled Grenade
(RPG) Attack

Heath A. McMillin
-
29
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Sergeant
105th Military Police Company
Canandaigua, New York
07-27-2003
Al Haswah, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire -
Small Arms Fire,
Rocket Propelled Grenade
(RPG) Attack

William J. Maher III
-
35
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Specialist
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry, 1st Armored
Yardley, Pennsylvania
07-28-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire -
Improvised Explosive Device
(IED)
Attack
Nathaniel Hart Jr - 29
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Sergeant
416th Transportation Company, 260th Quartermaster Battalion
Valdosta, Georgia
07-28-2003
Tillil, Iraq
Non-Hostile
-
Vehicle Accident

Leif E. Nott
-
24
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Captain
A Troop, 1st Battalion, 10th Cavalry
Cheyenne, Wyoming
07-30-2003
Belaruz, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire -
Small Arms Fire

Michael J. Deutsch
-
21
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Private
1st Squadron, 1st Armored Cavalry Regiment
Dubuque, Iowa
07-31-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile
- Hostile Fire -
Landmine

James I. Lambert III - 22
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Specialist
407th Combat Support Battalion
Raleigh, North Carolina
07-31-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile
-
Weapon Discharge

THE
FINAL
UNITED
STATES
OF
AMERICA
CASUALTY COUNT FOR JULY 2003
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50 ---
Iraq -
48
Afghanistan - 02
Home In United States - 00





| TOTAL SUMMARY FOR JULY 2003 | |
| 1 - | American 18 Year Old Deaths |
| 1 - | American 19 Year Old Deaths |
| 6 - | American 20 Year Old Deaths |
| 4 - | American 21 Year Old Deaths |
| 48 - | American Deaths (2) |
| 27 - | Hostile Fire Death |
| 21 - | Non-Hostile Death |
| 1 - | No Explanation Given For Hostile or Non Hostile Cause Of Death This Month |
| 8 - | Total American IED Deaths |
| 10 - | Total American Small Arms Fire Deaths |
| 10 - | Total American RPG Deaths |
| 6 - | Total American Vehicle Deaths |
| 0 - | Total American Listed As Illness Deaths |
| 0 - | Total American Air Craft Deaths |
| 0 - | Total American Bomb Deaths |
| 226 - | Wounded In Action (3) |
| 0 - | California Deaths |
|
TOTAL SUMMARY TO DATE (4) |
|
| 4 - | American 18 Year Old Deaths |
| 17 - | American 19 Year Old Deaths |
| 28 - | American 20 Year Old Deaths |
| 24 - | American 21 Year Old Deaths |
| 254 - | American Deaths (2) |
| 142 - | Hostile Fire Death |
| 92 - | Non-Hostile Death |
| 48 - | No Explanation Given For Hostile or Non Hostile Cause Of Death Total (1) |
| 4 - | Total American IED Deaths |
| 0 - | Total American Small Arms Fire Deaths |
| 0 - | Total American RPG Deaths |
| 0 - | Total American Vehicle Deaths |
| 0 - | Total American Listed As Illness |
| 0 - | Total American Air Craft Deaths |
| 0 - | Total American Bomb Deaths |
| 0 - | Wounded In Action (3) |
| 0 - | California Deaths |
| (1) = Started Tracking This In 2007 - Will Take Some Time To Get To All Pages. | |
| (2) = Include 18 - 21 Years Of Age In Iraq & Afghanistan | |
| (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






