« PREVIOUS  Iraq Casualties March 2003  NEXT »   NAME A UNIT HOMETOWN DETAILS Spc. William A. Jeffries 39 Company D, 1st Battalion, 152nd Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard Evansville, Indiana Died from a sudden illness on March 31, 2003, in Rota, Spain, after he was evacuated from Kuwait Staff Sgt. Chris Muir 32 Army School of Ammunition, Royal Logistic Corps Romsey, England Killed during an explosive ordnance disposal operation in southern Iraq on March 31, 2003 Spc. Brandon J. Rowe 20 Company C, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Roscoe, Illinois Killed in action by Iraqi artillery in Ayyub, Iraq, on March 31, 2003 Maj. Stephen Ballard N/A 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines Hometown of record not available Died of natural causes on March 30, 2003 Lance Cpl. Shaun Andrew Brierley 28 212 Signal Squadron, HQ & Signal Regiment, 1 Armoured Division West Yorkshire, England Killed in a traffic accident in Kuwait on March 30, 2003 Marine Christopher R. Maddison 24 539 Assault Squadron, Royal Marines North Yorkshire, England Killed during fighting in the area of Basra on March 30, 2003 Capt. Aaron J. Contreras 31 Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39 Sherwood, Oregon Killed in a UH-1N Huey helicopter crash in southern Iraq on March 30, 2003 Sgt. Michael V. Lalush 23 Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron169, Marine Aircraft Group 39 Troutville, Virginia Killed in a UH-1N Huey helicopter crash in southern Iraq on March 30, 2003 Sgt. Brian D. McGinnis 23 Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 39 St. George, Delaware Killed in a UH-1N Huey helicopter crash in southern Iraq on March 30, 2003 Staff Sgt. James W. Cawley 41 Company F, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division Roy, Utah Killed in a firefight with Iraqi forces on March 29, 2003 Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton Weldon 20 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Palm Bay, Florida Killed in car bomb attack in Iraq on March 29, 2003 Spc. Michael Edward Curtin 23 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division Howell, New Jersey Killed in car bomb attack in Iraq on March 29, 2003 Pfc. Diego Fernando Rincon 19 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division Conyers, Georgia Killed in car bomb attack in Iraq on March 29, 2003 Lance Cpl. William W. White 24 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 1st Marine Division Brooklyn, New York Killed in a vehicle accident in Iraq on March 29, 2003 Sgt. Eugene Williams 24 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Highland, New York Killed in car bomb attack in Iraq on March 29, 2003 Lance Cpl. Matty Hull 25 The Blues & Royals, Household Cavalry Regiment Windsor, England Killed in action in southern Iraq on March 28, 2003 Sgt. Fernando Padilla- Ramirez 26 Wing Support Squadron 371, Marine Wing Support Group 37 Yuma, Arizona Killed in action after conducting convoy operations in the vicinity of Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 28, 2003 Sgt. Roderic A. Solomon 32 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Fayetteville, North Carolina Killed when a Bradley Fighting Vehicle rolled off a cliff in a non-hostile accident on March 28, 2003 Cpl. Robert M. Rodriguez 21 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division Queens, New York Died when the tank he was riding in fell into the Euphrates River during combat operations northwest of Nasiriya on March 27, 2003 Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Menusa 33 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division San Jose, California Killed in action on March 27, 2003 Lance Cpl. Jesus A. Suarez Del Solar 20 1st Light Armored Reconnais- sance Battalion, 1st Marine Division Escondido, California Killed when he stepped on an unexploded U.S. cluster bomblet in southern Iraq on March 27, 2003 Maj. Kevin G. Nave 36 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Union Lake, Michigan Killed in a vehicle accident in Iraq on March 26, 2003 Cpl. Stephen John Allbutt 35 Queen's Royal Lancers Stoke-on-Trent, England Killed when his tank was struck by a shell from another British tank on March 25, 2003 Trooper David Jeffrey Clarke 19 Queen's Royal Lancers Littleworth, England Killed when his tank was struck by a shell from another British tank on March 25, 2003 Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Vann Johnson Jr. 25 Naval Medical Center San Diego, 3rd Marine Division Detachment Little Rock, Arkansas Killed in action in Iraq on March 25, 2003 Lance Cpl. Francisco A. Martinez Flores 21 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division Los Angeles, California Killed while his unit was conducting convoy operations in the vicinity of the Euphrates River on March 25, 2003 Staff Sgt. Donald C. May Jr. 31 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division Richmond, Virginia Killed while his unit was conducting convoy operations in the vicinity of the Euphrates River on March 25, 2003 Lance Cpl. Patrick T. O'Day 20 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division Santa Rosa, California Killed while his unit was conducting convoy operations in the vicinity of the Euphrates River on March 25, 2003 Maj. Gregory Stone 40 124th Air Support Operations Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard, Boise, Idaho Died on March 25, 2003, of wounds received when a grenade was thrown into a tent by a fellow U.S. soldier at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait, on March 22, 2003 Cpl. Evan T. James 21 Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group LaHarpe, Illinois Drowned while crossing the Saddam Canal on March 24, 2003 Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus 28 Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group Davenport, Iowa Drowned while crossing the Saddam Canal on March 24, 2003 Sgt. Steven Mark Roberts 33 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, British Army Bradford, West Yorkshire Killed in action near Al Zubayr southwest of Basra on March 24, 2003 Spc. Gregory P. Sanders 19 Company B, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division Hobart, Indiana Killed in action in Iraq on March 24, 2003 Lance Cpl. Barry 'Baz' Stephen 31 1st Battalion, Black Watch Regiment Perth, Scotland Killed in action near Al Zubayr, Iraq, on March 24, 2003 Spc. Jamaal R. Addison 22 507th Maintenance Company Roswell, Georgia Killed in an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003 Sapper Luke Allsopp 24 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) North London, England Killed in an attack on British vehicles in southern Iraq on March 23, 2003 Army Spc. Edward J. Anguiano 24 Company A, 3rd Combat Support Battalion Brownsville, Texas Went missing on March 23, 2003, when his convoy was ambushed; his remains were recovered on April 24 Sgt. Michael E. Bitz 31 2nd Assault Amphibious Battalion, 2nd Marine Division Ventura, California Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003 Lance Cpl. Thomas A. Blair 24 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Wagoner, Oklahoma Initially listed as missing in action after operations near Nasiriya on March 24, 2003; his remains were recovered on March 28, 2003 Staff Sgt. George Edward Buggs 31 3rd Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division Barnwell, South Carolina Killed after his convoy was ambushed in Iraq on March 23, 2003 Lance Cpl. Brian Rory Buesing 20 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Cedar Key, Florida Killed in action near Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003 Lance Cpl. Tamario D. Burkett 21 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Buffalo, New York Killed in operations on the outskirts of Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003 Cpl. Kemaphoom A. Chanawong- se 22 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division Waterford, Connecticut Killed in action during operations on the outskirts of Nasiriya on March 23, 2003 Lance Cpl. Donald J. Cline Jr. 21 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Washoe, Nevada Killed in operations on the outskirts of Nasiriya on March 23, 2003 Staff Sgt. Simon Cullingworth 36 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Essex, England Killed in attack on British vehicles in southern Iraq on March 23, 2003 1st Sgt. Robert J. Dowdy 38 507th Maintenance Company Cleveland, Ohio Killed after his convoy was ambushed in Iraq on March 23, 2003 Pvt. Ruben Estrella-Soto 18 507th Maintenance Company El Paso, Texas Killed after his convoy was ambushed in Nasiriya on March 23, 2003 Lance Cpl. David K. Fribley 26 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Lee, Florida Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003 Cpl. Jose A. Garibay 21 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Orange, California Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003 Pvt. Jonathan L. Gifford 30 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Decatur, Illinois Killed in operations on the outskirts of Nasiriya on March 23, 2003 Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzalez 20 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment Los Angeles, California Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003 Pvt. Nolen R. Hutchings 19 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Boiling Springs, South Carolina Killed in operations on the outskirts of Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003 Pfc. Howard Johnson II 21 507th Maintenance Company Mobile, Alabama Killed in an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003 Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Jordan 42 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Enfield, Connecticut Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003 Spc. James M. Kiehl 22 507th Maintenance Company Des Moines, Iowa Killed when his convoy was ambushed near Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003. Flight Lt. Kevin Barry Main 37 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force Burntwood, Staffordshire, England Killed when his aircraft was downed by a U.S. Patriot missile near the Kuwaiti border on March 23, 2003. Lance Cpl. Patrick R. Nixon 21 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade St. Louis, Missouri Killed in action on the outskirts of Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003 Pfc. Lori Piestewa 22 507th Maintenance Company Tuba City, Arizona Killed when her convoy was ambushed near Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003 2nd Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney Jr. 31 Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Nye, Nevada Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003 Sgt. Brendon C. Reiss 23 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division Natrona, Wyoming Killed in action after his unit was engaged in combat operations near Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003 Cpl. Randal Kent Rosacker 21 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade San Diego, California Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003 Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert 27 Headquarters and Heaquarters Company, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Easton, Pennsylvania Killed by a grenade thrown into a tent by a fellow U.S. soldier at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait, on March 22, 2003 Pfc. Brandon Sloan 19 507th Maintenance Company Bedford, Ohio Killed when his convoy was ambushed at Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003 Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum 22 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Adams, Colorado Killed in action near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003 Chief Warrant Officer Johnny Villareal Mata 35 507th Maintenance Company El Paso, Texas Killed when his convoy was ambushed in Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003 Sgt. Donald Walters 33 507th Maintenance Company Kansas City, Missouri Walters was killed along with eight other soldiers after their supply convoy was ambushed at Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003. On April 12, 2004, he was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his actions. In May 2004, the U.S. military changed his official status from Killed in Action to Prisoner of War-Murdered after an investigation found that he was captured and later killed by his unknown captors. Flight Lt. David Rhys Williams 37 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force Crickhowell, Powys, Wales Killed when his aircraft was downed by a U.S. Patriot missile near the Kuwaiti border on March 23, 2003 Lance Cpl. Michael J. Williams 31 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Yuma, Arizona Initially listed as missing in action after operations near Nasiriya on March 23, 2003; his remains were recovered on March 28, 2003 Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams 27 U.S. Navy exchange officer assigned to the British Royal Navy's A Flight, 849 Squadron La Mesa, California Killed when two British Sea King helicopters collided over the Persian Gulf on March 22, 2003 Lt. Philip D. Green 31 849 Squadron, Royal Navy Freiston, Lincolnshire, England Killed when two British Sea King helicopters collided over the Persian Gulf on March 22, 2003 Sgt. Nicolas M. Hodson 22 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Smithville, Missouri Killed in a vehicle accident in Iraq on March 22, 2003 Lt. Antony King 35 A Flight, 849 Squadron, Royal Navy Helston, England Killed when two British Sea King helicopters collided over the Persian Gulf on March 22, 2003 Lt. Marc A. Lawrence 26 A Flight, 849 Squadron, Royal Navy Westgate-on- Sea, Kent Killed when two British Sea King helicopters collided over the Persian Gulf on March 22, 2003 Lance Cpl. Eric J. Orlowski 26 2nd Tank Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division Buffalo, New York Killed by an accidental discharge of a .50 caliber machine gun on March 22, 2003, in Iraq Spc. Brandon S. Tobler 19 671st Engineer Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve Portland, Oregon Died in a vehicle accident in Iraq on March 22, 2003 Lt. Philip West 32 A Flight, 849 Squadron Royal Navy Budock Water, England Killed when two British Sea King helicopters collided over the Persian Gulf on March 22, 2003 Lt. James Williams 28 A Flight, 849 Squadron Royal Navy Falmouth, England Killed when two British Sea King helicopters collided over the Persian Gulf on March 22, 2003 Lt. Andrew S. Wilson 36 A Flight, 849 Squadron Royal Navy Cornwall, England Killed when two British Sea King helicopters collided over the Persian Gulf on March 22, 2003 Maj. Jay Aubin 36 Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Waterville, Maine Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash on March 21, 2003 Capt. Ryan Beaupre 30 Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Bloomington, Illinois Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash near the Kuwait-Iraq border on March 21, 2003 Colour Sgt. John Cecil 36 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines Plymouth, England Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash south of the Kuwait border on March 21, 2003 1st Lt. Therrel Shane Childers 30 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Saucier, Mississippi Shot and killed during an assault on an oil pumping station southern Iraq on March 21, 2003 Lance Bombadier Llywelyn Karl Evans 24 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery Llandudno, Wales Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash south of the Kuwait border on March 21, 2003 Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez 22 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division Hawthorne, California Killed in combat in southern Iraq on March 21, 2003 Capt. Philip Stuart Guy 29 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines North Yorkshire, England Killed in a U.S. CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crash south of the Kuwait border on March 21, 2003 Sgt. Les Hehir 34 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery Poole, Dorset Killed when a U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed in Kuwait near the Iraqi border on March 21, 2003 Sholto Hedenskog 27 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines Pretoria, South Africa Killed when a U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed in Kuwait near the Iraqi border on March 21, 2003 Cpl. Brian Kennedy 25 Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing< Houston, Texas Killed when a U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed in Kuwait near the Iraqi border on March 21, 2003 Mechanic (Comm.) Second Class Ian Seymour 28 148 Commando Battery Royal Artillery Poole, Dorset, England Killed when a U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed in Kuwait near the Iraqi border on March 21, 2003 Warrant Officer Second Class Mark Stratford 39 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines Hometown of record not available Killed when a U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed in Kuwait near the Iraqi border on March 21, 2003 Maj. Jason Ward 34 3 Commando Brigade, Royal Marines Plymouth, England Killed when a U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed in Kuwait near the Iraqi border on March 21, 2003 Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Waters-Bey 29 Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing< Baltimore, Maryland Killed when a U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed in Kuwait near the Iraqi border on March 21, 2003