DOD Reports IRAQ KIA/MIA

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I'm sure there are probably more but this is what I have managed to gather up thus far .....




DOD IDENTIFIES MARINES KILLED IN ACTION
The Department of Defense announced today the identities of seven Marines killed in action March 23 in the vicinity of An Nasiriyah, Iraq. Killed were:
Sgt. Michael E. Bitz, 31, Ventura, Calif. He was assigned to the 2nd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Lance Cpl. David K. Fribley, 26, Lee, Fla. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Cpl. Jose A. Garibay, 21, Orange, Calif. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzalez, 20, Los Angeles, Calif. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Jordan, 42, Brazoria, Texas. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
2nd Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney Jr., 31, Nye, Nev. He was assigned to the Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum, age unknown, Adams, Colo. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.


DOD IDENTIFIES MARINES KILLED IN ACTION
The Department of Defense announced today the identities of two Marines killed in action March 23 in the vicinity of An Nasiriyah, Iraq. Killed were:
Lance Corporal Brian Rory Buesing, 20, Cedar Key, Fla. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Corporal Randal Kent Rosacker, 21, San Diego, Calif. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.


DOD IDENTIFIES MISSING MARINES
The Department of Defense announced today the identities of two Marines whose status has been listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN). They were among a group of Marines in the vicinity of the Saddam Canal in Iraq on March 24. They are:
Cpl. Evan T. James, 20, of Hancock, Ill.
Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus, 28, of Scott, Iowa.
Both Marines are assigned to Engineering Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, based in Peoria, Ill. A search and rescue effort to locate the Marines is continuing.


DOD IDENTIFIES ARMY SOLDIER KILLED
The Department of Defense announced today the identity of an Army soldier who was killed in action March 24 in Iraq. Army Spc. Gregory P. Sanders, 19, of Indiana, was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor, Fort Stewart, Ga.


DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IDENTIFIES MARINES KILLED IN ACTION
The Department of Defense announced today the identities of two U.S. Marines killed in action on March 21 in Southern Iraq. Killed were:
2nd Lt. Therrel S. Childers, 30, Harrison County, Miss.
Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez, 22, Los Angeles, Calif.
Childers was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Gutierrez was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.


DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IDENTIFIES MARINES KILLED IN CH-46 CRASH
The Department of Defense announced today the identities of four U.S. Marines killed in a CH-46E helicopter crash on March 20 in Kuwait. Killed were:
Maj. Jay Thomas Aubin, 36, of Waterville, Maine
Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre, 30, of Bloomington, Ill.
Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy, 25, of Houston, Texas
Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Watersbey, 29, of Baltimore, Md.
Aubin was assigned to the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron - 1, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. Beaupre, Kennedy and Watersbey were assigned to the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron - 268, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif.


DOD IDENTIFIES SOLDIER KILLED AT CAMP PENNSYLVANIA, KUWAIT
The Department of Defense announced today the identity of an American officer killed by a grenade when he was sleeping in a tent at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait, on March 22. Killed was Army Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert, 27. No home-of-record is available.
Seifert was assigned to the 1-101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.


DOD IDENTIFIES MARINE KILLED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT
The Department of Defense announced today the identity of a Marine killed in a vehicle accident in Iraq. Killed was Sgt. Nicolas M. Hodson, 22, of Smithville, Mo.
Hodson was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.


DOD IDENTIFIES MARINE KILLED BY ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE
The Department of Defense announced today the identity of a Marine killed by an accidental discharge of a .50 cal machine gun in Iraq. Killed was Lance Cpl. Eric J. Orlowski, 26, of Buffalo, N.Y.
Orlowski was assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.


DOD IDENTIFIES ARMY RESERVE SOLDIER KILLED
The Department of Defense announced today the identity of Army Reserve Spc. Brandon S. Tobler, 19. His hometown is not available. Tobler died in a non-hostile vehicle accident Saturday in Iraq.
Tobler was assigned to the 671st Engineer Brigade, Portland, Ore.


DOD IDENTIFIES AIR FORCE CREW KILLED IN HELICOPTER ACCIDENT
The Department of Defense announced today the identities of six Air Force people killed in an HH-60 Pave Hawk accident in Afghanistan Sunday. Killed were:
1st Lt. Tamara Archuleta, 23, of Los Lunas, N.M.
Staff Sgt. Jason Hicks, 25, of Jefferson, S.C.
Master Sgt. Michael Maltz, 42, of St. Petersburg, Fla.
Senior Airman Jason Plite, 21, of Lansing, Mich.
Lt. Col. John Stein, 39, of Bardolph, Ill.
Staff Sgt. John Teal, 29, of Dallas, Texas
Archuleta, Hicks, Stein, and Teal were assigned to the 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga. Maltz and Plite were assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga.


DOD IDENTIFIES ARMY PILOTS IN DOWNED APACHE AIRCRAFT
The Department of Defense announced today the identities of two Army Pilots in the March 23 downed Apache aircraft. The status of the pilots has been listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN). Their names are:
Chief Warrant Officer David S. Williams, 30, Florida (city not available)
Chief Warrant Officer Ronald D. Young, Jr., 26, Lithia Springs, Ga.
Williams and Young are assigned to 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas. The incident is under investigation.


APACHE PILOTS' STATUS CHANGED TO POW
The Department of Defense announced today that it has changed the status of Chief Warrant Officer David S. Williams and Chief Warrant Officer Ronald D. Young Jr. from Duty Status Wereabouts Unknown to Prisoner of War.


OFFICER DIES FROM WOUNDS SUFFERED ON MARCH 22ND
The Department of Defense announced today the identity of Air National Guard Maj. Gregory Stone, 40, of Boise, Idaho, who died on March 25th from wounds received by a grenade in a tent at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait, on March 22nd.
Stone was assigned to the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, Boise, Idaho.


DOD IDENTIFIES SAILOR KILLED IN IRAQ
The Department of Defense announced today the identity of a sailor killed in action March 25 in Iraq. Hospital Corpsman Third Class (Fleet Marine Force) Michael Vann Johnson, Jr., 25, of Little Rock, Ark., was assigned to Naval Medical Center San Diego, First Marine Division Detachment, San Diego.

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