DECEMBER  2003
 


Uday Singh - 21

Sergeant
C Company, 1st Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Lake Forest, Illinois
12-01-2003
Near Habbaniyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Ambush


Raphael S. Davis - 24

National Guard Specialist
B Company, 223rd Engineer Battalion
Tutwiler, Mississippi
12-02-2003
South Of Samarra, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Ryan C. Young - 21

Sergeant
A Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Corona, California
12-02-2003
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington D C - Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Clarence E. Boone - 50

Chief Warrant Officer
Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry Division
Fort Worth, Texas
12-02-2003
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Non-Hostile - Accident


Aaron R. Clark - 20

Specialist
440th Signal Battalion, 22nd Signal Brigade, V Corps
Chico, California
12-05-2003
Eastern Part Of Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Ray J. Hutchinson - 20

Private First Class
2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
League City, Texas
12-07-2003
Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Jason G. Wright - 19

Private First Class
1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
Luzerne, Michigan
12-08-2003
Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Small Arms Fire


Steven H. Bridges - 33

Staff Sergeant
1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Division
Tracy, California
12-08-2003
9 km Northeast Of Balad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident


Joseph M. Blickenstaff - 23

Specialist
1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Division
Corvallis, Oregon
12-08-2003
9 km Northeast Of Balad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident


Christopher Jude Rivera Wesley - 26

Specialist
1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Division
Portland, Oregon
12-08-2003
9 km Northeast Of Balad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident


Jerrick M. Petty - 25

Private First Class
B Company, 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
Idaho Falls, Idaho
12-10-2003
Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Cause Of Death Was Not Provided For This Hero


Richard A. Burdick - 24

Staff Sergeant
C Company, 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
National City, California
12-10-2003
Mosul, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Aaron T. Reese - 31

National Guard Staff Sergeant
135th Military Police Company
Reynoldsburg, Ohio
12-10-2003
Tigris River South Of Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Drowning


Todd M. Bates - 20

National Guard Sergeant
135th Military Police Company
Bellaire, Ohio
12-10-2003
Tigris River South Of Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Drowning


Marshall L. Edgerton - 27

Specialist
Company A, 82nd Signal Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division
Rocky Face, Georgia
12-11-2003
Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Car Bomb


Jeffrey F. Braun - 19

Private First Class
Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Stafford, Connecticut
12-12-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Accidental Weapon Discharge


Jarrod W. Black - 26

Sergeant
1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment
Peru, Indiana
12-12-2003
Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Rian C. Ferguson - 22

Specialist
Regal Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Taylors, South Carolina
12-14-2003
Al Asad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident


Kimberly A. Voelz - 27

Staff Sergeant
703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
12-14-2003
Iskandariyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Nathan W. Nakis - 19

National Guard Specialist
B Company, 52nd Engineer Battalion (Heavy)
Sedro-Woolley, Washington
12-15-2003
Mosul, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident


Kenneth C. Souslin - 21

Private First Class
440th Signal Company, 22nd Signal Brigade, V Corps
Mansfield, Ohio
12-15-2003
Baghdad International Airport, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Accidental Weapon Discharge


Christopher J. Holland - 26

Specialist
Battalion A, 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division
Brunswick, Georgia
12-17-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Ambush


Glenn R. Allison - 24

Sergeant
2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
12-18-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Illness - Heart Failure


Charles E. Bush Jr - 43

Reserve Private First Class
402nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 354th Civil Affairs Brigade, 352nd Civil Affairs Command
Buffalo, New York
12-19-2003
North Of Balad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Edward M. Saltz - 27

Reserve First Lieutenant
2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division
Bigfork, Montana
12-22-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Stuart W. Moore - 21

Private First Class
2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division
Livingston, Texas
12-22-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

 
Theodore L. Perreault - 33

National Guard Sergeant
1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment
Webster, Massachusetts
12-23-2003
Camp Bulkeley, Guantanamo Bay Afghanistan
Non-Hostile - Accidental Weapon Discharge


Christopher J. Splinter - 43

Major
5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade
Platteville, Wisconsin
12-24-2003
Samarra, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Christopher F. Soelzer - 26

Captain
5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade
Soelzer, South Dakota
12-24-2003
Samarra, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Benjamin W. Biskie - 27

Sergeant
5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade
Tucson, Arizona
12-24-2003
Samarra, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Eric F. Cooke - 43

Command Sergeant Major
1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division
Scottsdale, Arizona
12-24-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Michael E. Yashinski - 24

Sergeant
501st Forward Support Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade
Monument, Colorado
12-24-2003
Kirkuk, Iraq
Hostile - Electrocution


Thomas W. Christensen - 42

Reserve Staff Sergeant
652nd Engineer Battalion
Atlantic Mine, Michigan
12-25-2003
Ba'qubah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack


Stephen C. Hattamer - 43

Reserve Staff Sergeant
652nd Engineer Battalion
Gwinn, Michigan
12-25-2003
Ba'qubah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack


Charles G. Haight - 23

Specialist
14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Group
Jacksonville, Alabama
12-26-2003
Southwest Of Ad Duluiyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Michael J. Sutter - 28

National Guard Staff Sergeant
745th Ordnance Company, 79th Ordnance Battalion
Tinley Park, Illinois
12-26-2003
Ba'qubah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Michael G. Mihalakis - 18

National Guard Specialist
270th Military Police Company, 49th Military Police Battalion, 100th Troop Command
San Jose, California
12-26-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident


Rey D. Cuervo - 24

Private
1st Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Laguna Vista, Texas
12-28-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Ernesto M. Blanco - 28

Captain
1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
San Antonio, Texas
12-28-2003
Northeast Of Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack


Curt E. Jordan Jr - 25

Sergeant
14th Combat Engineer Battalion, 555th Combat Engineer Group
Green Acres, Washington
12-28-2003
10 km West Of Bayji, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Illness


Justin W. Pollard - 21

Specialist
2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Foothill Ranch, California
12-30-2003
Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Accidental Weapon Discharge

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TOTAL SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER  2003
1 -	American 18 Year Old Deaths
3 -	American 19 Year Old Deaths
3 -	American 20 Year Old Deaths
5 -	American 21 Year Old Deaths
41 -	American Deaths (2)
25 -	Hostile Fire Death
16 -	Non-Hostile Death
1 -	No Explanation Given For Hostile or Non Hostile Cause Of Death This Month
18 -	Total American IED Deaths
1 -	Total American Small Arms Fire Deaths
0 -	Total American RPG Deaths
6 -	Total American Vehicle Deaths
2 -	Total American Listed As Illness Deaths
0 -	Total American Air Craft Deaths
3 -	Total American Bomb Deaths
0 -	Wounded In Action (3)
6 -	California Deaths
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 (2)
0 -	Hostile Fire Death
0 -	Non-Hostile Death
0 -	No Explanation Given For Hostile or Non Hostile Cause Of Death Total
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 Listed As Illness
0 -	Total American Air Craft Deaths
0 -	Total American Bomb Deaths
0 -	Wounded In Action (3)
0 -	California Deaths
	(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