MARCH 2004
 

   
Michael R. Woodliff - 22

Specialist
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armor Division
Port Charlotte, Florida
03-02-2004
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Grenade

   
Michael J. Gray - 32

Petty Officer Second Class
Navy Detachment, Kuwait Navy Base
Richmond, Virginia
03-05-2004
 Near Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait
Non-hostile - Vehicle Accident
His Vehicle Was Struck From The Rear By A Civilian Vehicle.

   
Gussie M. Jones - 41

Captain
31st Combat Support Hospital
Raleigh, Arkansas  
03-07-2004
 Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Illness - Heart Attack

   
Matthew G. Milczark - 18

Private First Class
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Kettle River, Minnesota
03-08-2004
 Camp Victory, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Weapon Discharge

   
Richard S. Gottfried - 42

Sergeant First Class
1st Division Support Command, 1st Infantry Division
Lake Ozark, Missouri
03-09-2004
 Ba'qubah, Iraq (E of)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Edward W. Brabazon - 20

Specialist
2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
03-09-2004
 Baghdad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Weapon Discharge

   
Fern L. Holland - 33

Department of the Army Civilian
Coalition Provisional Authority
Miami, Oklahoma
03-09-2004
 Al Hillah, Iraq (near)
Hostile - Hostile Fire
Holland was killed when five Iraqi gunmen opened fire on
her car as she left Karbala, where she had been
visiting a women's center she helped open.

   
Robert J. Zangas - 44

Department Of The Army - Civilian
Coalition Provisional Authority
Prince William County, Virginia
03-09-2004
 Al Hillah, Iraq (near)
Hostile - Hostile Fire
- No Explanation Given For The Death Of This American

   
Bert Edward Hoyer - 23

Reserve Private First Class
652nd Engineer Company
Ellsworth, Wisconsin
03-10-2004
 Ba'qubah, Iraq (near)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Joe L. Dunigan Jr - 37

Staff Sergeant
1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Belton, Texas
03-11-2004
 Habbaniyah, Iraq (NE of)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Christopher K. Hill - 26

Specialist
1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Ventura, California
03-11-2004
 Northeast Of Habbaniyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
John F. "Hans" Kurth - 31

Captain
1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Columbus, Wisconsin
03-13-2004
 Tikrit, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Jason C. Ford - 21

Specialist
1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Bowie, Maryland
03-13-2004
 Tikrit, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Clint D. Ferrin - 31

Sergeant First Class
1st Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Picayune, Mississippi
03-13-2004
 Baghdad, Iraq (southeast part)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Daniel J. Londono - 22

Sergeant
1st Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Boston, Massachusetts
03-13-2004
 Baghdad, Iraq (southeast part)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Joel K. Brattain - 21

Private First Class
1st Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Santa Anna, California
03-13-2004
 Baghdad, Iraq (southeast part)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack




   
Jocelyn "Joce" L. Carrasquillo - 28

National Guard Specialist
1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment
Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
03-14-2004
 Baghdad, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
William J. Normandy - 42

National Guard Sergeant
1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery Regiment
East Barre, Vermont
03-14-2004
 Camp Virginia, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Illness - Heart Attack

   
Michael R. Adams - 24

First Lieutenant
1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Seattle, Washington
03-16-2004
 Near Al Asad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident

   
Thomas R. Thigpen Sr - 52

National Guard Master Sergeant
Army National Guard, 151st Signal Battalion
Augusta, Georgia
03-16-2004
 Camp Virginia, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Unspecified Cause - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

   
Tracy L. Laramore - 30

Specialist
1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Okaloosa, Florida
03-17-2004
 Near Bayji, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident

   
Ivory L. Phipps - 44

National Guard Sergeant
1544th Transportation Company
Chicago, Illinois
03-17-2004
 Baghdad, Iraq (Abu Ghurayb Logistical Base Seitz)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack

   
Doron Chan - 20

Reserve Specialist
Army Reserve 411th Engineer Brigade
Highland, New York
03-18-2004
 Taji, Iraq (Balad Per Department Of Defense)
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident
Convoy vehicle was cut off by a civilian vehicle. The military vehicle
swerved, crossed into oncoming traffic, and flipped over.

   
Brandon C. Smith - 20

Private First Class
3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Washington, Arkansas
03-18-2004
 Qusayba, Iraq (Al Qaim)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

   
Andrew D. Brownfield - 24

Corporal
Marine Wing Support Squadron 374, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft
Akron, Ohio
03-18-2004
 Al Asad Air Base, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Mortar Attack

   
Ernest Harold Sutphin - 21

Private First Class
2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division
Parkersburg, West Virginia
03-18-2004
 Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident

   
Ricky A. Morris Jr - 20

Private First Class
3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Lubbock, Texas
03-18-2004
 Qusayba, Iraq (Al Qaim)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

   
Clint Richard "Bones" Matthews - 31

Specialist
1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Bedford, Pennsylvania
03-19-2004
 Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident

   
David M. Vicente - 25

Corporal
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Methuen, Massachusetts
03-19-2004
 Near Hit, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

   
Jason C. Ludlam - 22

Private First Class
 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Arlington, Texas
03-19-2004
 Ba'qubah, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Electrocution

   
Matthew J. Sandri - 24

Specialist
82nd Forward Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division
Shamokin, Pennsylvania
03-20-2004
 Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Rocket Attack

   
Mark D. Taylor - 41

Major
782nd Main Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division
Stockton, California
03-20-2004
 Near Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Rocket Attack

   
Michael W. Vega - 41

National Guard First Lieutenant
223rd Military Intelligence Company, 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion
Lathrop, California
03-20-2004
 Walter Reed Medical Center, Maryland
Hostile - Vehicle Accident

   
Dustin L. Kreider - 19

Private
1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Riverton, Kansas
03-21-2004
 Samarra, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Weapon Discharge (Accident)

   
Christopher E. Hudson - 21

Private First Class
2nd Battalion, 12th Armor Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Carmel, Indiana
03-21-2004
 Baghdad, Iraq (Abu Ghurayb)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Andrew S. Dang - 20

Lance Corporal
1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Foster City, California
03-22-2004
 Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

   
Bruce Miller Jr - 23

Private First Class
2nd Infantry Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
Orange, New Jersey
03-22-2004
 Mosul, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Weapon Discharge

   
Wentz Jerome Henry Shanaberger III - 33

Staff Sergeant
21st Military Police Company, 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIII Airborne
Naples, Florida
03-24-2004
 North Of Taji, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

   
Adam D. Froehlich - 21

Specialist
1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Pine Hill, New Jersey
03-25-2004
 Ba'qubah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Jeffrey C. Burgess - 20

Lance Corporal
Marine Wing Support Squadron 373,  Marine Wing Support  Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft
Plymouth, Massachusetts
03-25-2004
 East Of Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

   
James A. Casper - 20

Lance Corporal
2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Coolidge, Texas
03-25-2004
 Al Asad, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Unspecified Cause

   
Leroy Sandoval Jr - 21

Private First Class
2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Houston, Texas
03-26-2004
 Fallujah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

   
Timothy Toney - 37

Master Sergeant
Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Manhattan, New York
03-27-2004
 Camp Wolverine, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Illness - Sudden Collapse

   
Sean M. Schneider - 22

Private First Class
115th Forward Support Battalion
Janesville, Wisconsin
03-29-2004
 Near Al Habbaniyah, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Jeremiah J. Holmes - 27

National Guard Specialist
744th Transportation Company
North Berwick, Maine
03-29-2004
 Ramadi, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
William J. Wiscowiche - 20

Lance Corporal
1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Victorville, California
03-30-2004
 Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Hostile - Hostile Fire - No Explanation Given For The Death Of This Hero

   
Richard L. Ferguson - 45

Master Sergeant
10th Special Forces Group
Conway, New Hampshire
03-30-2004
 Samarra, Iraq
Non-Hostile - Vehicle Accident

   
Doyle M. Hufstedler - 25

First Lieutenant
1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
Abilene, Texas
03-31-2004
 Malahma, Iraq (Near Habbaniyah)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Sean R. Mitchell - 24

Specialist
1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
Youngsville, Pennsylvania
03-31-2004
 Malahma, Iraq (Near Habbaniyah)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Michael G. Karr Jr - 23

Specialist
1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
San Antonio, Texas
03-31-2004
 Malahma, Iraq (Near Habbaniyah)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Cleston C. Raney - 20

Private First Class
1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
Rupert, Idaho
03-31-2004
 Malahma, Iraq (Near Habbaniyah)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack

   
Brandon L. Davis - 20

Private
1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
Cumberland, Maryland
03-31-2004
 Malahma, Iraq (Near Habbaniyah)
Hostile - Hostile Fire - Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Attack
 

THE FINAL
U
NITED STATES OF AMERICA
CASUALTY COUNT FOR MARCH 2004
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TOTAL SUMMARY FOR  MARCH  2004
1 - American 18 Year Old Deaths
1 - American 19 Year Old Deaths
10 - American 20 Year Old Deaths
6 - American 21 Year Old Deaths
52 - American Deaths In IRAQ (2)
35 - Hostile Fire Death In IRAQ
17 - Non-Hostile Death In IRAQ
10 - No Explanation Given For Hostile or Non Hostile Cause Of Death This Month
20 - Total American IED Deaths
1 - Total American Small Arms Fire Deaths
3 - Total American RPG Deaths
8 - Total American Vehicle Deaths
0 - Total American Air Craft Deaths
2 - Total American Bomb Deaths
324 - Wounded In Action In IRAQ (3)
6 - 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
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
   
  (2) = Include 18 - 21 Years Of Age 
  (3)= Includes Soldiers Who May Have Returned To Combat 
  (4) = All Conflict Totals From March 2003 Up To The End Of This Month
DOD Began Counting IED Deaths July 2003