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July 2005 casualties
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July 03, 2005
  • Army Spc. Ryan J. Montgomery, 22, of Greensburg, Ky.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery Regiment, Kentucky Army National Guard, Campbellsville, Ky.; killed July 3 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while his unit was conducting convoy operations in Baghdad.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy A. Brown, 26, of Mabscott, W.Va.; assigned to the 66th Military Intelligence Company, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; died July 3 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained earlier that day when the Humvee in which he was riding accidentally rolled over in Tal Afar, Iraq.

    July 05, 2005
  • Army Cpl. Lyle J. Cambridge, 23, of Shiprock, N.M.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed July 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Baghdad.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Scottie L. Bright, 36, of Montgomery, Ala.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed July 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Baghdad.

  • Army Pvt. Anthony M. Mazzarella, 22, of Blue Springs, Mo.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 13th Armor Regiment, 1st Armor Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed July 5 when the Humvee in which he was riding accidentally rolled over in Taji, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. Christopher W. Dickison, 26, of Seattle; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed July 5 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol in Baqubah, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Deyson K. Cariaga, 20, of Honolulu; assigned to the 229th Military Intelligence Company, 29th Separate Infantry Brigade, Hawaii Army National Guard, Oahu, Kalaeloa, Hawaii; killed July 5 when the Humvee in which he was riding struck a land mine in Hammadi, Iraq.

    July 09, 2005
  • Army Pfc. Eric P. Woods, 26, of Omaha, Neb.; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed July 9 when his Humvee struck an improvised explosive device, causing it to overturn, in Tal Afar, Iraq. Woods was in the area to evacuate another soldier who had been wounded.

  • Army Spc. Hoby F. Bradfield Jr., 22, of The Woodlands, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed July 9 while he was conducting a dismounted cordon search in Tal Afar, Iraq.

    July 10, 2005
  • Navy Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson, 29, of Cupertino, Calif.; assigned to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; killed while conducting counter-terrorism operations in the Kunar province, Afghanistan. Coalition forces located his remains while conducting a combat search-and-rescue operation July 10 in the Kunar province. His whereabouts had been unknown since June 28.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Kovacicek, 22, of Washington, Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Moundsville, W.Va.; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed July 10 by enemy indirect fire while conducting combat operations in Hit, Iraq.

  • Marine Staff Sgt. Joseph P. Goodrich, 32, of Allegheny, Pa.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Moundsville, W.Va.; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed July 10 by enemy indirect fire while conducting combat operations in Hit, Iraq.

    July 11, 2005
  • Army Sgt. Timothy J. Sutton, 22, of Springfield, Mo.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed July 11 when his Humvee struck a land mine in Baghdad.

    July 14, 2005
  • Marine Cpl. Christopher D. Winchester, 23, of Flomaton, Ala.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; attached to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed July 14 when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device while he was conducting combat operations near Trebil, Iraq. Also killed was Marine Cpl. Clifton B. Mounce.

  • Marine Cpl. Clifton B. Mounce, 22, of Pontotoc, Miss.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; attached to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed July 14 when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device while he was conducting combat operations near Trebil, Iraq. Also killed was Marine Cpl. Christopher D. Winchester.

  • Army Pfc. Timothy J. Hines Jr., 21, of Fairfield, Ohio; assigned to the 64th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; died July 14 at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., of wounds sustained on June 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Tricia L. Jameson, 34, of Omaha, Neb.; assigned to the 313th Medical Company, Army National Guard, Lincoln, Neb.; killed July 14 when she was responding to a casualty incident and a secondary improvised explosive device detonated near her location in Trebil, Iraq.

    July 15, 2005
  • Army Spc. Jared D. Hartley, 22, of Newkirk, Okla.; assigned to the 125th Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; killed July 15 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Taji, Iraq.

    July 16, 2005
  • Army Sgt. Travis S. Cooper, 24, of Macon, Miss.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 114th Field Artillery Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, Starkville, Miss.; died on July 16, in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained the previous day when an improvised explosive device exploded near the vehicle he was searching in Baghdad.

  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Ronald T. Wood, 28, of Cedar City, Utah; assigned to the 148th Field Artillery, Utah Army National Guard, Brigham City, Utah; killed July 16 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Kirkuk, Iraq.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Jorge L. Pena-Romero, 29, of Fallbrook, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, Calif.; killed July 16 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee as his unit was conducting a mounted patrol in Baghdad.

    July 17, 2005
  • Army Spc. Ronnie D. Williams, 26, of Erlanger, Ky.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; died July 17 in Baghdad of injuries sustained the day before when his M1A2 Abrams tank left the road and entered a canal during patrol operations in Baghdad.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Frank Tiai, 45, of Pago Pago, American Samoa; assigned to the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry, Army Reserve, Fort Shafter, Hawaii; killed July 17 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position in Baghdad.

  • Marine Lance Cpl. Efrain Sanchez Jr., 26, of Port Chester, N.Y.; assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died July 17 due to a non-hostile incident at Camp Blue Diamond, Ramadi, Iraq.

    July 19, 2005
  • Sgt. Arthur R. McGill, 25, of Gravette, Ark.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed July 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on mounted patrol in a Humvee in

  • Pvt. Lavena L. Johnson, 19, of Florissant, Mo.; assigned to the 129th Corps Support Battalion, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died July 19 of non-combat-related injuries in Balad, Iraq.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Jefferey J. Farrow, 28, of Birmingham, Ala.; assigned to the 146th Quartermaster Company, Army Reserve, Fort Totten, N.Y.; died July 19 of non-combat-related injuries in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

    July 21, 2005
  • Marine Cpl. Steven P. Gill, 24, of Round Rock, Texas; assigned to the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, San Antonio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed July 21 by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations near Zaidon, Iraq.

  • Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Travis L. Youngblood, 26, of Surrency, Ga.; assigned to Naval Hospital Great Lakes, Great Lakes, Ill.; deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); died July 21 of wounds sustained July 15 from an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Hit, Iraq.

    July 23, 2005
  • Army Sgt. Jason T. Palmerton, 25, of Auburn, Neb.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed July 23 when he came under enemy small-arms fire while conducting a dismounted patrol in Qal'eh-Yegaz, Afghanistan.

  • Marine Sgt. Bryan J. Opskar, 32, of Princeton, Minn.; assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed July 23 when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device while he was conducting combat operations near Rutbah, Iraq.

    July 24, 2005
  • Army Staff Sgt. Jason W. Montefering, 27, of Parkston, S.D.; assigned to 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed July 24 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley fighting vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were Spc. Ernest W. Dallas Jr., Sgt. Milton M. Monzon Jr., and Pfc. Ramon A. Villatoro Jr.

  • Army Spc. Ernest W. Dallas Jr., 21, of Denton, Texas; assigned to 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed July 24 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley fighting vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Jason W. Montefering, Sgt. Milton M. Monzon Jr. and Pfc. Ramon A. Villatoro Jr.

  • Army Sgt. Milton M. Monzon Jr., 21, of Los Angeles; assigned to 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed July 24 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley fighting vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Jason W. Montefering, Spc. Ernest W. Dallas Jr. and Army Pfc. Ramon A. Villatoro Jr.

  • Army Pfc. Ramon A. Villatoro Jr., 19, of Bakersfield, Calif.; assigned to 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed July 24 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley fighting vehicle in Baghdad. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Jason W. Montefering, Spc. Ernest W. Dallas Jr. and Sgt. Milton M. Monzon Jr.

  • Army Sgt. Christopher J. Taylor, 22, of Opelika, Ala.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed July 24 when he was hit by mortar rounds while he was exiting a bunker in Balad, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. John F. Thomas, 33, of Valdosta, Ga.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, Albany, Ga.; killed July 24 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while he was on patrol in Baghdad. Also killed were Army Spc. Jacques E. Brunson, Army Staff Sgt. Carl R. Fuller and Army Sgt. James O. Kinlow.

  • Army Sgt. James O. Kinlow, 35, of Thomson, Ga.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, Albany, Ga.; killed July 24 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while he was on patrol in Baghdad. Also killed were Army Spc. Jacques E. Brunson, Army Staff Sgt. Carl R. Fuller and Army Sgt. John F. Thomas.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Carl R. Fuller, 44, of Covington, Ga.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, Albany, Ga.; killed July 24 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while he was on patrol in Baghdad. Also killed were Army Spc. Jacques E. Brunson, Army Sgt. James O. Kinlow and Army Sgt. John F. Thomas.

  • Army Spc. Jacques E. Brunson, 30, of Americus, Ga.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, Albany, Ga.; killed July 24 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while he was on patrol in Baghdad. Also killed were Army Staff Sgt. Carl R. Fuller, Army Sgt. James O. Kinlow and Army Sgt. John F. Thomas.

    July 25, 2005
  • Army Spc. Adam J. Harting, 21, of Portage, Ind.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 42nd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed July 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley fighting vehicle in Samarra, Iraq.

  • Army Staff Sgt. Michael W. Schafer, 25, of Spring Hill, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, Vicenza, Italy; killed July 25 when he was shot by enemy forces while on a quick reaction force mission in Oruzgan, Afghanistan.

    July 27, 2005
  • Army Spc. Adrian J. Butler, 28, of East Lansing, Mich.; assigned to the 411th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; killed July 27 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during a patrol in Ashraf, Iraq. Also killed was Army Spc. John O. Tollefson.

  • Army Spc. Benyahmin B. Yahudah, 24, of Bogart, Ga.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed July 13 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol in Baghdad.

  • Army Capt. Benjamin D. Jansky, 28, of Oshkosh, Wis.; assigned to the 983rd Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve, Monclova, Ohio; killed July 27 when his Humvee was accidentally struck by another military vehicle in Taqaddum, Iraq.

  • Army Spc. John O. Tollefson, 22, of Fond du Lac, Wis.; assigned to the 411th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; killed July 27 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during a patrol in Ashraf, Iraq. Also killed was Army Spc. Adrian J. Butler.

  • Army Spc. Edward L. Myers, 21, of St. Joseph, Mo.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed July 27 when his unit was conducting patrol operations and an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Samarra, Iraq.

    July 28, 2005
  • Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher P. Lyons, 24, of Shelby, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed July 28 when his unit came under attack by enemy small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades while conducting combat operations in Cykla, Iraq.

  • Marine Cpl. Andre L. Williams, 23, of Galloway, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus, Ohio; attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed July 28 when his unit came under attack by enemy small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades while conducting combat operations in Cykla, Iraq.

    July 29, 2005
  • Army Pvt. Ernesto R. Guerra, 20, of Long Beach, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Brigade Troop Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed July 29 of injuries sustained when his Humvee was involved in an accident in Baghdad, Iraq.

    July 30, 2005
  • Army Sgt. 1st Class Victor A. Anderson, 39, of Ellaville, Ga.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, Albany, Ga.; killed July 30 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while he was on patrol in Baghdad. Also killed were Staff Sgt. David R. Jones Sr., Sgt. Ronnie L. Shelley Sr. and Sgt. Jonathon C. Haggin.

  • Army Sgt. Ronnie L. Shelley Sr., 34, of Valdosta, Ga.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, Albany, Ga.; killed July 30 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while he was on patrol in Baghdad. Also killed were Staff Sgt. David R. Jones Sr., Sgt. 1st Class Victor A. Anderson and Sgt. Jonathon C. Haggin.

  • Army Staff Sgt. David R. Jones Sr., 45, of Augusta, Ga.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, Albany, Ga.; killed July 30 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while he was on patrol in Baghdad. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class Victor A. Anderson, Sgt. Ronnie L. Shelley Sr. and Sgt. Jonathon C. Haggin.

  • Army Pfc. Robert A. Swaney, 21, of West Jefferson, Ohio; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.; killed July 30 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad.

  • Army Pfc. Jason D. Scheuerman, 20, of Lynchburg, Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died July 30 of non-combat related injuries in Muqdadiyah, Iraq.

  • Army Sgt. Jonathon C. Haggin, 26, of Kingsland, Ga.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard, Albany, Ga.; killed July 30 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee while he was on patrol in Baghdad. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class Victor A. Anderson, Sgt. Ronnie L. Shelley Sr. and Sgt. David R. Jones Sr.

    July 31, 2005
  • Army Spc. James D. Carroll, 23, of McKenzie, Tenn.; assigned to the 230th Engineer Battalion, Tennessee Army National Guard, McKenzie, Tenn.; killed July 31 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee outside Baghdad.

     

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