War on Terrorism 2001-2008 Casualty List for Mississippi

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Title: War on Terrorism 2001-2008 Casualty List
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War on Terrorism

2001-2008

Photo	Name	Age	Unit	Hometown	Incident
	Engineman 1st Class Vincent Parker	38	USS Peterson, Norfolk Naval Station, Va. Navy	Preston, Mississippi	November 18, 2001. Drowned in the Persian Gulf when the ship they had boarded, which had been smuggling Iraqi oil, sank.
	Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. Bradley	39	588th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division	Utica, Mississippi Hinds County	Died of a heart attack in Baqubah, Iraq, on May 28, 2003
	Cpl. Henry L. Brown	22	1st Battalion, 64th Field Artillery Regiment	Natchez, Mississippi Adams County	Died on April 8, 2003, of wounds received from an Iraqi rocket attack south of Baghdad on April 7
	Spc. Larry K. Brown	22	1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division	Jackson, Mississippi Hinds County	Killed in action on April 5, 2003, in Iraq
	Spc. James A. Chance III	25	C Company, 890th Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard	Kokomo, Mississippi Marion County	Killed when his vehicle struck a landmine in Husaybah, Iraq, on November 6, 2003
	2nd Lt. Therrel S. Childers	30	1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division	Harrison County, Mississippi	Killed in combat in southern Iraq on March 21, 2003
	Spc. Raphael S. Davis	24	223rd Engineer Battalion, Army National Guard	Tutwiler, Mississippi Tallahatchie County	Killed when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device on Highway 1 south of the Samarra, Iraq, bypass on December 2, 2003
	Staff Sgt. Jeffrey F. Dayton	27	4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division	Caledonia, Mississippi Lowndes County	Killed when a vehicle approached his unit while it was conducting a dismounted improvised explosive device sweep patrol and the driver detonated a bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 29, 2004
	Spc. Jeremiah J. DiGiovanni	21	4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)	Tylertown, Mississippi Walthall County	Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2003
	Pfc. Damian L. Heidelberg	21	1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)	Batesville, Mississippi Panola County	Killed when two 101st Airborne Division UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters collided in mid-air over Mosul, Iraq, on November 15, 2003
	Staff Sgt. Clint D. Ferrin	31	D Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division	Picayune, Mississippi Pear River County	Killed when an improvised explosive device struck his Humvee while on patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 13, 2004
	Sgt. Joshua S. Ladd	20	367th Maintenance Company, Mississippi Army National Guard	Port Gibson, Mississippi Claiborne County	Killed when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq, on May 1, 2004 DoD Report
	Sgt. Jonathan W. Lambert	28	Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division	New Site, Mississippi Prentiss County	Died June 1, 2003, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, as a result of injuries he suffered when his Humvee rolled over on May 26, 2003, in Iraq DoD Report
	Staff Sgt. James D. Mowris	37	805th Military Police Company, U.S. Army Reserve	Aurora, Mississippi	Killed when a weapons cache prematurely exploded west of Ghazni, Afghanistan, on January 29, 2004
	Pfc. Christopher D. Mabry	19	2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Chunky, Mississippi Newton County	Died due to injuries received from hostile fire in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 7, 2004 DoD Report
	Staff Sgt. Joe N. Wilson	30	2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 212th Field Artillery Brigade	Crystal Springs, Mississippi Copiah County	Wilson was aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter when it crashed near Fallujah, Iraq, on November 2, 2003 DoD Report.
	2nd Lt. Matthew R. Stovall	25	367th Maintenance Company, 298th Corps Support Battalion, Mississippi Army National Guard	Horn Lake, Mississippi	Killed when an improvised explosive device exploded near his vehicle in Mosul, Iraq, on August 22, 2004
	Spc. Joshua I. Bunch	23	Company B, 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division	Hattiesburg, Mississippi	Died when individuals using small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades attacked his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, in August 6, 2004
	Sgt. 1st Class Sean M. Cooley	35	Company B, 150th Engineer Battalion, 155th Armor Brigade	Ocean Springs, Mississippi	Killed when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in northern Babil Province, Iraq, on February 3, 2005
	Spc. Robert A. McNail	30	Company B, 150th Engineer Battalion, 155th Armor Brigade, Mississippi Army National Guard	Meridian, Mississippi	Killed when his Humvee struck another military vehicle in Iskandariyah, Iraq, on February 11, 2005
	Sgt. Timothy R. Osbey	34	Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard	Magnolia, Mississippi	Died when a roadway collapsed, causing his vehicle to roll over, at Forward Operating Base in Iskandariyah, Iraq, on February 16, 2005
	Spc. Joseph A. Rahaim	22	Company A, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard	Magnolia, Mississippi	Died when a roadway collapsed, causing his vehicle to roll over, at Forward Operating Base in Iskandariyah, Iraq, on February 16, 2005
	Sgt. Shane Pugh	25	Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard	Meridian, Mississippi	Killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Iskandariyah, Iraq, on March 2, 2005
	Pfc. Stephen P. Baldwyn	19	3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Saltillo, Mississippi	Died of wounds received from an explosion during combat operations against enemy forces in Nasser Wa Salaam, Iraq, on May 9, 2005
	Sgt. Audrey D. Lunsford	29	Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard	Sardis, Mississippi	One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Haswa, Iraq, on May 23, 2005
	Staff Sgt. Saburant Parker	43	Company C, 1st Battalion, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard	Foxworth, Mississippi	One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Haswa, Iraq, on May 23, 2005
	Spc. Daniel R. Varnado	23	Company C, 1st Battalion, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard	Saucier, Mississippi	One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Haswa, Iraq, on May 23, 2005
	Spc. Bryan D. Barron	26	Company C, 1st Battalion, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard	Biloxi, Mississippi	One of four soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat operations in Haswa, Iraq, on May 23, 2005
	Lance Cpl. Marc L. Tucker	24	9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Force Service Support Group, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force	Pontotoc, Mississippi	Died as a result of a non-hostile vehicle accident in Asr Uranium, Iraq, on June 8, 2005
	Sgt. Larry R. Arnold Sr.	46	Company B, 150th Combat Engineer Battalion, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard	Carriere, Mississippi	One of two soldiers killed when their armored personnel carrier was hit by a roadside bomb in Owesat Village, Iraq, on June 11, 2005
	Spc. Terrance D. Lee Sr.	25	Company B, 150th Combat Engineer Battalion, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard	Moss Point, Mississippi	One of two soldiers killed when their armored personnel carrier was hit by a roadside bomb in Owesat Village, Iraq, on June 11, 2005
	Cpl. Clifton B. Mounce	22	3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Pontotoc, Mississippi	One of two Marines killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb during combat operations near Trebil, Iraq, on July 14, 2005
	1st Lt. Robert C. Oneto-Sikorski	33	Company C, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard	Bay St. Louis, Mississippi	Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his dismounted patrol in Iskandariyah, Iraq, on October 31, 2005
	Staff Sgt. Travis S. Cooper	24	Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 114th Field Artillery Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard	Macon, Mississippi	Died on July 16, 2005, in Balad, Iraq, from wounds sustained a day earlier when a roadside bomb exploded near the vehicle he was searching in Baghdad, Iraq
	Lance Cpl. Roger W. Deeds	24	Company F, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Biloxi, Mississippi	One of three Marines killed as a result of enemy small-arms fire during combat operations against enemy forces in Ubaydi, Iraq, on November 16, 2005
	Staff Sgt. Brian L. Freeman	27	I Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment	Caledonia, Mississippi	One of four soldiers killed when a suicide car bomb exploded near their dismounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 7, 2005
	Cpl. Michael B. Presley	21	2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Batesville, Mississippi	Presley died on December 14, 2005, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany of wounds he received when a suicide car bomb exploded during combat operations against enemy forces in Falluja, Iraq, on December 12.
	Staff Sgt. Christopher L. Robinson	36	2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, Army National Guard, Jackson, Miss.	Brandon, Mississippi	Killed when his Humvee came under enemy small arms fire during combat operations in Sangain District, Afghanistan.
	Sgt. 1st Class Clarence D. McSwain	31	2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division	Meridian, Mississippi	Died of injuries sustained when a roadside bomb exploded near his convoy vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 8, 2006
	Sgt. Courtland A. Kennard	22	410th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade	Starkville, Mississippi	One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 9, 2006
	Master Sgt. Brian P. McAnulty	39	3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	Vicksburg, Mississippi	Killed when the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter he was riding in crashed just after takeoff in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 11, 2006
	Capt. Kermit O. Evans	31	27th Civil Engineer Squadron, 27th Mission Support Group, 27th Fighter Wing	Hollandale, Mississippi	Killed along with two U.S. Marines and a U.S. soldier when the Marine CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter they were riding in made an emergency water landing in western Anbar Province on December 3, 2006
	Sgt. 1st Class William C. Spillers	39	230th Finance Detachment	Terry, Mississippi	Died of a non-combat related injury in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 17, 2007
	Pvt. Barry W. Mayo	21	2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division	Ecru, Mississippi	One of three soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their unit in Baquba, Iraq, on March 5, 2007
	Cpl. Dustin J. Lee	20	Headquarters Battalion, Marine Corps Logistics Base	Quitman, Mississippi	Died of wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on March 21, 2007
	Staff Sgt. Jerry C. Burge	39	2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division	Carriere, Mississippi	One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle in Taji, Iraq, on April 4, 2007
	Sgt. Jason W. Vaughn	29	5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division	Iuka, Mississippi	Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Baquba, Iraq, on May 10, 2007
	Staff Sgt. John Self	29	314th Security Forces Squadron, USAF	Pontotoc, Mississippi	Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 14, 2007
	Sgt. Taurean T. Harris	22	202nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 513th Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort Gordon, GA, Army	Liberty, Mississippi	Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded in Kala Gush, Afghanistan.
	Spc. Melvin L. Henley Jr.	26	603rd Aviation Support Battalion, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division	Jackson, Mississippi	Died of injuries suffered from non-combat related incident at Camp Striker in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 21, 2007
	Spc. Lerando J. Brown	27	288th Sapper Company, 223rd Engineer Battalion, Mississippi Army National Guard	Gulfport, Mississippi	Brown died of injuries suffered in an incident in Balad, Iraq, on March 15, 2008. The incident is currently under investigation.
	Cpl. Robert T. McDavid	29	1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division	Starkville, Mississippi	One of five soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near them as they patrolled in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 10, 2008
	Lance Cpl. Casey L. Casanova	22	Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force	McComb, Mississippi	One of four Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on May 2, 20
	Sgt. 1st Class George Stanciel	40	370th Engineer Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade	Greenwood, Mississippi	Died of wounds suffered when the base came under mortar attack at Forward Operating Base Gary Owen, Iraq, on August 19, 2008

This data is current as of October 2, 2008 and will be updated periodically.