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May 2009 casualties
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May
01, 2009
Army Staff Sgt. William D. Vile,
27, of Philadelphia; assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using direct fire May 1 near the village of Nishagam, Konar province, Afghanistan. Also killed were Sgt. James D. Pirtle and Spc. Ryan C. King.
Army Sgt. James D. Pirtle,
21, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 1 near the village of Nishagam, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit. Also killed were Spc. Ryan C. King and Staff Sgt. William D. Vile.
Army Spc. Ryan C. King,
22, of Dallas, Ga.; assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 1 near the village of Nishagam, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit. Also killed were Sgt. James D. Pirtle and Staff Sgt. William D. Vile.
May
02, 2009
Army Spc. Jeremiah P. McCleery,
24, of Portola, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 2 on Mosul, Iraq, after being shot by enemy forces. Also killed was Spc. Jake R. Velloza.
Army Spc. Jake R. Velloza,
22, of Inverness, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 2 in Mosul, Iraq, after being shot by enemy forces. Also killed was Spc. Jeremiah P. McCleery.
May
07, 2009
Army Spc. Shawn D. Sykes,
28, of Portsmouth, Va.; assigned to 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 7 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds sustained from an accident that occurred May 5 at Combat Outpost Crazy Horse, Iraq.
May
08, 2009
Army Staff Sgt. Randy S. Agno,
29, of Pearl City, Hawaii; assigned to the 325th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died May 8 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington of wounds sustained April 27 from a noncombat-related incident at Forward Operating Base Olsen, Samarra, Iraq.
Army Pvt. Justin P. Hartford,
21, of Elmira, N.Y.; assigned to the 699th Maintenance Company, Corps Support Battalion, 916th Support Brigade, Fort Irwin, Calif.; died May 8 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a noncombat-related incident.
May
09, 2009
Army Spc. Omar M. Albrak,
21, of Chicago; was an Individual Ready Reserve soldier assigned to the Headquarters, Multi-National Forces Iraq; died May 9 in Baghdad of injuries sustained during a motor vehicle accident.
May
10, 2009
Army Maj. Steven Hutchison,
60, of Scottsdale, Ariz.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died May 10 in Basra, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Army Sgt. Lukasz D. Saczek,
23, of Lake in the Hills, Ill.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, Woodstock, Ill.; died May 10 in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a noncombat-related incident.
May
11, 2009
Army Spc. Michael E. Yates Jr.,
19, of Federalsburg, Md.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Grafenwoehr, Germany; died May 11 from injuries sustained in a shooting by a U.S. soldier at Camp Liberty, Iraq. Also killed were Army Spc. Jacob D. Barton, Army Sgt. Christian E. Bueno-Galdos, Army Maj. Matthew P. Houseal and Navy Cmdr. Charles K. Springle.
Army Spc. Jacob D. Barton,
20, of Lenox, Mo.; assigned to the 277th Engineer Company, 420th Engineer Brigade, Waco, Texas; died May 11 from injuries sustained in a shooting by a U.S. soldier at Camp Liberty, Iraq. Also killed were Army Sgt. Christian E. Bueno-Galdos, Army Maj. Matthew P. Houseal, Navy Cmdr. Charles K. Springle and Army Pfc. Michael E. Yates Jr.
Army Sgt. Christian E. Bueno-Galdos,
25, of Paterson, N.J.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Grafenwoehr, Germany; died May 11 from injuries sustained in a shooting by a U.S. soldier at Camp Liberty, Iraq. Also killed were Army Spc. Jacob D. Barton, Army Maj. Matthew P. Houseal, Navy Cmdr. Charles K. Springle and Army Pfc. Michael E. Yates Jr.
Army Maj. Matthew P. Houseal,
54, of Amarillo, Texas; assigned to the 55th Medical Company, based in Indianapolis; died May 11 from injuries sustained in a shooting by a U.S. soldier at Camp Liberty, Iraq. Also killed were Army Spc. Jacob D. Barton, Army Sgt. Christian E. Bueno-Galdos, Navy Cmdr. Charles K. Springle and Army Pfc. Michael E. Yates Jr.
Navy Cmdr. Charles K. Springle,
52, of Wilmington, N.C.; assigned as an Individual Augmentee to the Army's 55th Medical Company; died May 11 from injuries sustained in a shooting by a U.S. soldier at Camp Liberty, Iraq. Also killed were Army Spc. Jacob D. Barton, Army Sgt. Christian E. Bueno-Galdos, Army Maj. Matthew P. Houseal and Army Pfc. Michael E. Yates Jr.
May
13, 2009
Army Cpl. Ryan C. McGhee,
21, of Fredericksburg, Va.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.; died May 13 from wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces while conducting combat operations in Balad.
May
15, 2009
Army Sgt. Carlie M. Lee III,
23, of Birmingham, Ala.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died May 15 at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Chak, Afghanistan. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Esau I. De la Pena-Hernandez.
Army Staff Sgt. Esau I. De la Pena-Hernandez,
25, of La Puente, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died May 15 at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Chak, Afghanistan. Also killed was Sgt. Carlie M. Lee III.
May
16, 2009
Army Spc. David A. Schaefer Jr.,
27, of Belleville, Ill.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Schweinfurt, Germany; died May 16 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.
May
20, 2009
Air Force 1st Lt. Roslyn L. Schulte,
25, of St. Louis; assigned to the Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces Command, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii; died May 20 near Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.
May
21, 2009
Army Maj. Jason E. George,
38, of Tehachapi, Calif.; assigned to 252nd Combined Arms Battalion, Fayetteville, N.C.; died May 21 near Baghdad of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed were 1st Lt. Leevi K. Barnard and Sgt. Paul F. Brooks.
Army 1st Lt. Leevi K. Barnard,
28, of Mount Airy, N.C.; assigned to the 252nd Combined Arms Battalion, Fayetteville, N.C.; died May 21 near Baghdad of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Maj. Jason E. George and Sgt. Paul F. Brooks.
Army Staff Sgt. Paul F. Brooks,
34, of Joplin, Mo.; assigned to the 935th Aviation Support Battalion, Springfield, Mo.; died May 21 near Baghdad of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Maj. Jason E. George and 1st Lt. Leevi K. Barnard.
May
22, 2009
Army Master Sgt. Brian Naseman,
36, of New Bremen, Ohio; assigned to the 108th Forward Support Company, attached to 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Sussex, Wis.; died May 22 in Taji, Iraq of a noncombat-related incident.
Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Brent S. Cole,
38, of Reedsville, W. Va.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died May 22 when his helicopter went down in Tarin Kwot, Afghanistan.
May
25, 2009
Navy Cmdr. Duane G. Wolfe,
54, of Port Hueneme, Calif.; assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gulf Region Division, Baghdad; died May 25 southeast of Fallujah, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.
May
26, 2009
Army 1st Sgt. Blue C. Rowe,
33, of Summers, Ark.; assigned to the 426th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, Upland, Calif.; died May 26 in Parwan, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Air Force Lt. Col. Mark E. Stratton II,
39, of Houston; assigned to the Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; died May 26 in Parwan, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Senior Airman Ashton L.M. Goodman.
Air Force Senior Airman Ashton L.M. Goodman,
21, of Indianapolis; assigned to the 43rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C.; died May 26 near Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed was Lt. Col. Mark E. Stratton II.
May
27, 2009
Army Spc. Chad A. Edmundson,
20, of Williamsburg, Pa.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 112th Infantry, 56th Stryker Brigade, Pennsylvania Army National Guard; died May 27 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near unit while on a dismounted patrol.
May
29, 2009
Army Pvt. Thomas E. Lee III,
20, of Dalton, Ga.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died May 29 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an explosive device struck his vehicle.
Army Pvt. Bradley W. Iorio,
19, of Galloway, N.J.; assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas; died May 29 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained from a noncombat related incident May 27 in Tallil, Iraq.
May
30, 2009
Army Spc. Samuel D. Stone,
20, of Port Orchard, Wash.; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment, Bremerton, Wash.; died May 30 in Tallil, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a noncombat related vehicle rollover.
May
31, 2009
Army Spc. Marko M. Samson,
30, of Columbus, Ohio; assigned to the 277th Aviation Support Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died May 31 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a noncombat related incident.
Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew G. Reza,
27, of Austin, Texas; assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 31, Marine Aircraft Group 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C.; was killed May 31 as a result of a non-hostile incident in Khandahar province, Afghanistan.
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