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Title:  War on Terrorism 2001-2008 Casualty List
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Fallen Heroes from Mississippi

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

Dayton   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

Ferrin

 

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.