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July 2003 casualties
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July 01, 2003
  • Army 1st Sgt. Christopher D. Coffin, 51, of Bethlehem, Pa.; assigned to the 352nd Civil Affairs Battalion, Riverdale, Md.; died July 1 in a traffic accident on Highway 8 in Iraq. Coffin’s vehicle ran into a ditch while trying to avoid a civilian vehicle.

    July 02, 2003
  • Army Pfc. Corey L. Small, 20, of East Berlin, Pa.; attached to the 502nd Military Intelligence Company, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.; died from a non-combat related cause July 2 in Iraq.

  • Marine Cpl. Travis J. Bradach-Nall, 21, of Multnomah County, Ore.; assigned to Combat Service Support Group 11, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died July 2 near Karbala, Iraq. Bradachnall was killed in an explosion during a mine clearing operation.

    July 03, 2003
  • Army Pfc. Edward J. Herrgott, 20, of Shakopee, Minn.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Wiesbaden, Germany; died from a gunshot wound while on patrol July 3 in Baghdad.

    July 06, 2003
  • Army Spc. Jeffrey M. Wershow, 22, Gainesville, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Orlando, Fla.; shot and killed on July 6 in Baghdad while conducting military operations.

  • Army Sgt. David B. Parson, 30, Kannapolis, N.C.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Friedburg, Germany; shot and killed while conducting a raid on a house in Baghdad July 6.

    July 07, 2003
  • Army Sgt. Chad L. Keith, 21, Batesville, Ind.; assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C.; was killed July 7 in Baghdad.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Barry Sanford Sr., 46, of Aurora, Colo.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 101st Support Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died of non-combat-related causes July 7 in Balad, Iraq.

    July 08, 2003
  • Army Pvt. 2 Robert L. McKinley, 23, of Kokomo, Ind.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died of non-combat-related causes July 8 in Homberg, Germany.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Craig A. Boling, 38, of Elkhart, Ind.; assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 152nd Infantry Regiment, Tell City, Ind.; died July 8 of non-combat-related causes at Camp Wolf, Kuwait.

    July 09, 2003
  • Army Sgt. Christopher P. Geiger, 38, of Allentown Pa.; assigned to the 213th Area Support Group, Allentown, Pa.; killed in a non-combat incident on July 9, 2003, in Afghanistan.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Jason Andrew Tetrault, 20, of Moreno Valley, Calif.; assigned to 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed in a vehicle accident in Kuwait July 9.

  • Army Sgt. Roger D. Rowe, 54, of Bon Aqua, Tenn.; assigned to the 1174th Troop Command, in Columbia, Tenn.; killed in an enemy sniper attack July 9 in Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Melissa Valles, 26, Eagle Pass, Texas; assigned to Company B, 64th Forward Support Battalion, Fort Carson, Col.; died of non-combat-related injuries July 9 in Balad, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Dan H. Gabrielson, 39, of Spooner, Wis.; assigned to the 652nd Engineer Company, Army Reserve, Ellsworth, Wis.; killed by hostile fire July 9 in Ba Qubah, Iraq, while traveling in a convoy.

    July 11, 2003
  • Army Spc. Christian C. Schulz, 20, of Colleyville, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Troop, 67th Armor Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas; died July 11 as a result of non-combat injuries in Baqubah, Iraq.

    July 12, 2003
  • Army Spc. Joshua M. Neusche, 20, of Montreal, Mo.; assigned to the 203rd Engineer Battalion, in Joplin, Mo.; died from a non-combat related cause in Homburg Hospital, Germany, on July 12.

    July 13, 2003
  • Army Sgt. Jaror C. Puello-Coronado, 36, of Pocono Summit, Pa.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 310th Military Police Battalion, in Uniondale, N.Y.; killed in a traffic accident July 13 at Camp Edson, Iraq. Puello-Coronado was manning a traffic point when the operator of a dump truck lost control of the vehicle and struck him.

  • Army Capt. Paul J. Cassidy, 36, of Laingsburg, Mich.; assigned to the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion in Wis.; died July 13 as a result of non-combat injuries at Camp Babylon, Iraq.

    July 14, 2003
  • Army Sgt. Michael T. Crockett, 27, of Soperton, Ga.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed July 14 in Baghdad when his patrol came under attack by rocket-propelled grenade.

    July 15, 2003
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Cory Ryan Geurin, 18, of Santee, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died in an accident July 15 in Babylon, Iraq. Geurin was standing post on a palace roof when he fell approximately 60 feet.

    July 16, 2003
  • Army Spc. Ramon Reyes Torres, 29, Caguas, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 432nd Transportation Company, Cieba, Puerto Rico; killed July 16 in Baghdad as he sought cover from a passing truck that contained a command-detonated device.

    July 17, 2003
  • Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class David J. Moreno, 26, of Gering, Neb.; assigned to the Naval Medical Center San Diego, 4th Marine Division Detachment; killed by a non-hostile gunshot wound July 17 in Hamishiyah, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Mason Douglas Whetstone, 30, of Ogden, Utah; assigned to the 3d Battalion, 58th Aviation (Forward), Hanau, Germany; killed as a result of non-combat injuries on July 17 in Baghdad.

    July 18, 2003
  • Army Spc. Joel L. Bertoldie, 20, of Independence, Mo.; assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 4-64 Armor Battalion, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died when an explosive device detonated beneath the vehicle he was driving, throwing him from it, July 18 in Fallujah, Iraq.

    July 19, 2003
  • Army Lt. Jonathan D. Rozier, 25, Katy, Texas; assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, of the 1st Armored Division, deployed from Fort Riley, Kan.; killed while providing security at a bank when his unit came under attack July 19 in Baghdad.

    July 20, 2003
  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher R. Willoughby, 29, of Phenix City, Ala.; assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 221st Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Gillem, Ga.; died on July 20 while riding in a vehicle that rolled over in Baghdad.

  • Army Sgt. Justin W. Garvey, 23, of Townsend, Mass.; assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1-187 Infantry Battalion, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed during a patrol when the vehicle he occupied was ambushed and struck by a rocket-propelled grenade July 20 at Tallifar, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Jason D. Jordan, 24, of Elba, Ala.; assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1-187 Infantry Battalion, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died when the vehicle he occupied was ambushed and hit by rocket-propelled grenades during a patrol on July 20 in Tallifar, Iraq.

  • Air Force Master Sgt. David A. Scott, 51, of Union, Ohio; assigned to the 445th Communications Flight, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; died July 20 of a non-hostile cause in Doha, Qatar.

    July 21, 2003
  • Army Cpl. Mark A. Bibby , 25, of Watha, N.C.; assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Detachment, 422 Civil Affairs Battalion, Greensboro, N.C.; died when a vehicle in the convoy he was riding with hit an improvised explosive device while traveling to a water treatment facility on July 21 in Baghdad.

    July 22, 2003
  • North Dakota Army National Guard Spc. Jon P. Fettig, 30, of Dickinson,N.D.; assigned to the 957th Engineer Company (V Corps), Bismarck, N.D.; died when the Heavy Expanded-Mobility Tactical Truck he was in was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade July 22 outside of Ramadi, Iraq.

    July 23, 2003
  • Army Capt. Joshua T. Byers, 29, of Sparks, Nev.; assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Troop, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment, in Fort Carson, Co.; killed July 23 when his convoy hit an explosive device.

  • Army Spc. Brett T. Christian, 27, North Royalton, Ohio; assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 502 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died while riding in a convoy that came under attack July 23 by rocket-propelled grenades in Mosul, Iraq.

    July 24, 2003
  • Army Sgt. Juan M. Serrano, 31, of Manati, Puerto Rico; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany; killed in Baghdad July 24 while changing a tire on an M998 vehicle. It fell on him, inflicting a fatal head injury.

  • Army Cpl. Evan Asa Ashcraft, 24, West Hills, Calif.; assigned to the Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed when his convoy came under enemy fire north of Hawd, Iraq, on July 24.

  • Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, Bay Shore, N.Y.; assigned to the 2/320th Field Artillery, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed when his convoy came under enemy fire north of Hawd, Iraq, on July 24.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Hector R. Perez, 40, of Corpus Christi, Texas; assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed when his convoy came under enemy fire north of Hawd, Iraq, on July 24.

    July 26, 2003
  • Army Sgt. Daniel K. Methvin, 22, Belton, Texas; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed July 26 as a result of a grenade being thrown from a window of an Iraqi civilian hospital he was helping guard in Baqubah, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Jonathan P. Barnes, 21, Anderson, Mo.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed July 26 as a result of a grenade being thrown from a window of an Iraqi civilian hospital he was helping guard in Baqubah, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Wilfredo Perez Jr., 24, Norwalk, Conn.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed July 26 as a result of a grenade being thrown from a window of an Iraqi civilian hospital he was helping guard in Baqubah, Iraq.

  • Army Pfc. Jonathan M. Cheatham, 19, of Camden, Ark.; assigned to the 489th Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve, North Little Rock, Ark.; killed while riding in a convoy that came under a rocket-propelled grenade attack, on July 26 in Baghdad.

    July 27, 2003
  • Army Sgt. Heath A. McMillin, 29, of Canandaigua, N.Y.; assigned to the 105th Military Police Company, Army National Guard, Buffalo, N.Y.; killed while on patrol July 27 when he came under attack from rocket-propelled grenade and small-arms fire south of Baghdad.

    July 28, 2003
  • Army Sgt. Nathaniel Hart Jr., 29, of Valdosta, Ga.; assigned to the 416th Transportation Company, 260th Quartermaster Battalion, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.; died of injuries he received when his vehicle went off the road and rolled over on July 28 in Tillil, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. William J. Maher III, 35, Yardley, Pa.; assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Ray Barracks, Germany; killed when he was injured by an improvised explosive device while riding in a convoy on July 28 in Baghdad, Iraq.

    July 30, 2003
  • Army 1st Lt. Leif E. Nott, 24, of Cheyenne, Wyo.; attached to A Troop, 1st Battalion, 10th Cavalry, Fort Hood, Texas; died of wounds received from hostile fire on July 30 in Belaruz, Iraq.

    July 31, 2003
  • Army Pvt. 2 Michael J. Deutsch, 21, of Dubuque, Iowa; assigned to 1st Squadron, 1st Armored Cavalry Regiment, Armstrong Barracks, Germany; killed while riding in a vehicle that was struck by an explosive device on July 31 in Baghdad.

  • Army Spc. James I. Lambert III, 22, of Raleigh, N.C.; assigned to the 407th Combat Support Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed by a stray bullet fired during what was believed to be a celebratory event by local nationals July 31 in Baghdad.

     

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