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January 2008 casualties
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January 02, 2008
  • Army Sgt. Shawn F. Hill, 37, of Wellford, S.C.; assigned to the 178th Engineer Battalion, 218th Infantry Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, Rock Hill, S.C.; died Jan. 2 in Khowst province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

  • Navy Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Menelek M. Brown, 24, of Eastpoint, Ga.; stationed aboard the destroyer Hopper home-ported at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; died Jan. 2 after apparently going overboard in the Arabian Sea. Navy aircraft and ships conducted an extensive search but did not locate him.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Ryan D. Maseth , 24, of Pittsburgh; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died in Baghdad on Jan. 2 of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.

    January 03, 2008
  • Army Maj. Andrew J. Olmsted, 37, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Jan. 3 in As Sadiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire during combat operations. Also killed was Capt. Thomas J. Casey.

  • Army Spc. Joshua R. Anderson, 24, of Jordan, Minn.; assigned to the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Jan. 3 in Kamasiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

  • Army Capt. Thomas J. Casey, 32, of Albuquerque, N.M.; assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Jan. 3 in As Sadiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire during combat operations. Also killed was Maj. Andrew J. Olmsted.

    January 05, 2008
  • Army Cpl. Jason F. Lemke, 30, of West Allis, Wis.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Jan. 5 in Ibrahim Al Adham, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.

    January 06, 2008
  • Army Cpl. James D. Gudridge, 20, of Carthage, N.Y.; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Jan. 6 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.

    January 07, 2008
  • Army Maj. Michael L. Green, 36, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio; assigned to Headquarters, V Corps, Heidelberg, Germany; died Jan. 7 in Laghar Juy, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Sgt. James K. Healy.

  • Army Sgt. James K. Healy, 25, of Hesperia, Calif.; assigned to the 703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment, Fort Knox, Ky.; died Jan. 7 at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Maj. Michael L. Green.

  • Army Pfc. Timothy R. Hanson, 23, of Kenosha, Wis.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died Jan. 7 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire.

    January 08, 2008
  • Army Spc. Ivan E. Merlo, 19, of San Marcos, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Jan. 8 in Samarra, Iraq, of wounds sustained during combat operations. Also killed were Sgt. David J. Hart and Pfc. Phillip J. Pannier.

  • Army Spc. Phillip J. Pannier, 20, of Washburn, Ill.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Jan. 8 in Samarra, Iraq, of wounds sustained during combat operations. Also killed were Sgt. David J. Hart and Pfc. Ivan E. Merlo.

  • Army Sgt. David J. Hart, 22, of Lake View Terrace, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Jan. 8 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained during combat operations in Samarra, Iraq. Also killed were Pfc. Ivan E. Merlo and Pfc. Phillip J. Pannier.

    January 09, 2008
  • Army Cpl. Todd E. Davis, 22, of Raymore, Mo.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany.; died Jan. 9 in Sinsil, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Jonathan K. Dozier, Staff Sgt. Sean M. Gaul, Sgt. Zachary W. McBride, Sgt. 1st Class Matthew I. Pionk and Sgt. Christopher A. Sanders.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan K. Dozier, 30, of Chesapeake, Va.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany.; died Jan. 9 in Sinsil, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. Also killed were Spc. Todd E. Davis, Staff Sgt. Sean M. Gaul, Sgt. Zachary W. McBride, Sgt. 1st Class Matthew I. Pionk and Sgt. Christopher A. Sanders.

  • Army Sgt. Christopher A. Sanders, 22, of Roswell, N.M.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany.; died Jan. 9 in Sinsil, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. Also killed were Spc. Todd E. Davis, Staff Sgt. Jonathan K. Dozier, Staff Sgt. Sean M. Gaul, Sgt. Zachary W. McBride and Sgt. 1st Class Matthew I. Pionk.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Matthew I. Pionk, 30, of Superior, Wis.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany.; died Jan. 9 in Sinsil, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. Also killed were Spc. Todd E. Davis, Staff Sgt. Jonathan K. Dozier, Staff Sgt. Sean M. Gaul, Sgt. Zachary W. McBride and Sgt. Christopher A. Sanders.

  • Army Sgt. Zachary W. McBride, 20, of Bend, Ore.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany.; died Jan. 9 in Sinsil, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. Also killed were Spc. Todd E. Davis, Staff Sgt. Jonathan K. Dozier, Staff Sgt. Sean M. Gaul, Sgt. 1st Class Matthew I. Pionk and Sgt. Christopher A. Sanders.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Sean M. Gaul, 29, of Reno, Nev.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany.; died Jan. 9 in Sinsil, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. Also killed were Spc. Todd E. Davis, Staff Sgt. Jonathan K. Dozier, Sgt. Zachary W. McBride, Sgt. 1st Class Matthew I. Pionk and Sgt. Christopher A. Sanders.

  • Army Sgt. David J. Drakulich, 22, of Reno, Nev.; assigned to the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Jan. 9 in Chagali, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.

    January 11, 2008
  • Army Lt. Col. Richard J. Berrettini, 52, of Wilcox, Pa.; assigned to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard Medical Detachment, Erie Clinic, Erie, Pa.; died Jan. 11 in San Antonio of wounds sustained Jan. 2 in Khowst province, Afghanistan, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Curtis A. Christensen Jr., 29, of Collingswood, N.J.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Jan. 11 in a nonhostile incident in Ramadi, Iraq.

    January 12, 2008
  • Army Pfc. Keith E. Lloyd, 26, of Milwaukee; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died Jan. 12 in Tal Afar, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

    January 16, 2008
  • Army Cpl. John P. Sigsbee, 21, of Waterville, N.Y.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Jan. 16 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained from grenade and small-arms fire during combat operations. Also killed were Pfc. Danny L. Kimme and Pfc. David H. Sharrett II.

  • Army Pfc. Danny L. Kimme, 27, of Fisher, Ill.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Jan. 16 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained from grenade and small-arms fire during combat operations. Also killed were Pfc. David H. Sharrett II and Spc. John P. Sigsbee.

  • Army Pfc. David H. Sharrett II, 27, of Oakton, Va.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Jan. 16 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained from grenade and small-arms fire during combat operations. Also killed were Pfc. Danny L. Kimme and Spc. John P. Sigsbee.

    January 19, 2008
  • Army Spc. Richard B. Burress, 25, of Naples, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died Jan. 19 in Jabour, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Justin R. Whiting, 27, of Hancock, N.Y.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Jan. 19 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.

  • Army Sgt. Jon M. Schoolcraft III, 26, of Wapakoneta, Ohio; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Jan. 19 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. James M. Gluff, 20, of Tunnel Hill, Ga.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Jan. 19 in Ramadi, Iraq, while conducting combat operations.

    January 22, 2008
  • Army Sgt. Michael R. Sturdivant, 20, of Conway, Ark.; assigned to the 431st Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Jan. 22 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident during convoy operations.

    January 25, 2008
  • Army Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller, 24, of Iowa City, Iowa; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Jan. 25 in Barikowt, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when he encountered small-arms fire while conducting combat operations.

  • Army Sgt. Tracy Renee Birkman, 41, of New Castle, Va.; assigned to the 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Jan. 25 in Owesat, Iraq, from non-combat-related injuries.

  • Army Cpl. Duncan Charles Crookston, 19, of Denver; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Jan. 25 in Brooke Army Medical Center, Texas, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad.

    January 26, 2008
  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Matthew R. Kahler, 29, of Granite Falls, Minn.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy; died Jan. 26 at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from small-arms fire in Waygul, Afghanistan.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Robert J. Wilson, 28, of Seattle, Wash.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Jan. 26 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol in Baghdad.

    January 27, 2008
  • Army Maj. Alan G. Rogers, 40, of Hampton, Fla.; assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Jan. 27 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol in Baghdad.

  • Army Sgt. Mikeal W. Miller, 22, of Albany, Ore.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Jan. 27 at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of wounds sustained in Baghdad on July 9, 2007, when the vehicle he was in encountered an improvised explosive device.

    January 28, 2008
  • Army Sgt. James E. Craig , 26, of Hollywood, S.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Jan. 28 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit encountered an improvised explosive device during convoy operations. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Gary W. Jeffries, Spc. Evan A. Marshall, Pfc. Brandon A. Meyer and Pvt. Joshua A.R. Young.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Gary W. Jeffries , 37, of Roscoe, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Jan. 28 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit encountered an improvised explosive device during convoy operations. Also killed were Sgt. James E. Craig, Spc. Evan A. Marshall, Pfc. Brandon A. Meyer and Pvt. Joshua A.R. Young.

  • Army Cpl. Evan A. Marshall, 21, of Athens, Ga.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Jan. 28 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit encountered an improvised explosive device during convoy operations. Also killed were Sgt. James E. Craig, Staff Sgt. Gary W. Jeffries, Pfc. Brandon A. Meyer and Pvt. Joshua A. R. Young.

  • Army Spc. Brandon A. Meyer , 20, of Orange, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Jan. 28 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit encountered an improvised explosive device during convoy operations. Also killed were Sgt. James E. Craig, Staff Sgt. Gary W. Jeffries, Spc. Evan A. Marshall and Pvt. Joshua A.R. Young.

  • Army Pfc. Joshua A.R. Young , 21, of Riddle, Ore.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Jan. 28 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit encountered an improvised explosive device during convoy operations. Also killed were Sgt. James E. Craig, Staff Sgt. Gary W. Jeffries, Spc. Evan A. Marshall and Pfc. Brandon A. Meyer.

    January 31, 2008
  • Army Capt. Michael A. Norman, 36, of Killeen, Texas; assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Jan. 31 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

  • Army Capt. David E. Schultz, 25, of Blue Island, Ill.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Jan. 31 of wounds sustained when the Convoy Support Center at Scania, Iraq, was attacked by indirect enemy fire.

  • Army Sgt. Matthew F. Straughter, 27, of St. Charles, Mo.; assigned to the 1138th Engineer Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri National Guard, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; died Jan. 31 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade.

     

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