Other Deaths

The Defense Department last week also identified the following American military personnel killed in Afghanistan and Iraq:

Michael C. Anderson, 36, of Daytona, Fla.; petty officer second class, Navy. Anderson was killed May 2 by hostile fire in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. He was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14 in Jacksonville, Fla.

Ronald E. Baum, 38, of Hollidaysburg, Pa.; gunnery sergeant, Marine Corps. Baum was killed Monday by hostile fire in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. He was assigned to the 2nd Intelligence Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Hesley Box Jr., 24, of Nashville, Ark.; staff sergeant, Army National Guard. Box was killed Thursday when a car bomb exploded near his guard post in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry, 39th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Army National Guard in Texarkana, Ark.

Jesse R. Buryj, 21, of Canton, Ohio; private first class, Army. Buryj was killed Wednesday when his military vehicle was struck by a dump truck whose driver had been shot while trying to run through a control point in Karabala, Iraq. He was assigned to the 66th Military Police Company at Ft. Lewis, Wash.

Ryan M. Campbell, 25, of Kirksville, Mo.; sergeant, Army. Campbell was killed April 29 while part of a dismounted patrol conducting a sweep for improvised explosive devices in Baghdad. A vehicle approached the unit, and the driver detonated a bomb. Campbell was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division in Baumholder, Germany.

Ervin Caradine Jr., 33, of Memphis; specialist, Army. Caradine was killed May 2 when his convoy vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division at Ft. Hood, Texas.

Norman Darling, 29, of Middleboro, Mass.; private first class, Army. Darling was killed April 29 while part of a dismounted patrol conducting a sweep for improvised explosive devices in Baghdad. A vehicle approached the unit, and the driver detonated a bomb. Darling was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division in Baumholder, Germany.

Jeffrey F. Dayton, 27, of Caledonia, Miss.; staff sergeant, Army. Dayton was killed April 29 while part of a dismounted patrol conducting a sweep for improvised explosive devices in Baghdad. A vehicle approached the unit, and the driver detonated a bomb. Dayton was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division in Baumholder, Germany.

Christopher M. Dickerson, 33, of Eastman, Ga.; petty officer third class, Navy. Dickerson was killed April 30 when his convoy vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. He was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14 in Jacksonville, Fla.

Trace W. Dossett, 37, of Orlando, Fla.; petty officer second class, Navy. Dossett was killed May 2 by hostile fire in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. He was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14 in Jacksonville, Fla.

Jeremy L. Drexler, 23, of Topeka, Kan.; private, Army. Drexler was killed May 2 when his convoy vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division at Ft. Hood, Texas.

Jason B. Dwelley, 31, of Apopka, Fla.; petty officer second class, Navy. Dwelley was killed April 30 when his convoy vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. He was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14 in Jacksonville, Fla.

Jeremy Ricardo Ewing, 22, of Miami; private first class, Army. Ewing was killed April 29 while part of a dismounted patrol conducting a sweep for improvised explosive devices in Baghdad. A vehicle approached the unit, and the driver detonated a bomb. Ewing was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division in Baumholder, Germany.

Ronald A. Ginther, 37, of Auburndale, Fla.; petty officer third class, Navy. Ginther was killed May 2 by hostile fire in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. He was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14 in Jacksonville, Fla.

Jeffrey G. Green, 20, of Dallas; corporal, Marine Corps. Green’s body was found Wednesday in the Euphrates River in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. The cause of death is under investigation. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton.

Robert B. Jenkins, 35, of Stuart, Fla.; petty officer second class, Navy. Jenkins was killed May 2 by hostile fire in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. He was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14 in Jacksonville, Fla.

Christopher J. Kenny, 32, of Miami; first lieutenant, Army. Kenny was killed Monday when his military vehicle left the road and flipped over in a canal in Balad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division in Vilseck, Germany.

Bradley G. Kritzer, 18, of Irvona, Pa.; private first class, Army. Kritzer was killed Wednesday when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division at Ft. Hood, Texas.

Joshua S. Ladd, 20, of Fort Gibson, Miss.; sergeant, Army National Guard. Ladd was killed May 1 when his convoy vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq. He was assigned to the 367th Maintenance Company, Army National Guard in DeKalb, Miss.

James E. Marshall, 19, of Tulsa, Okla.; specialist, Army. Marshall was killed Wednesday when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division at Ft. Hood, Texas.

Scott R. Mchugh, 33, of Boca Raton, Fla.; petty officer second class, Navy. Mchugh was killed May 2 by hostile fire in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. He was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14 in Jacksonville, Fla.

Todd E. Nunes, 29, of Chapel Hills, Tenn.; staff sergeant, Army. Nunes was killed May 2 when his convoy was attacked with an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire in Kirkuk, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks in Honolulu.

Esau G. Patterson Jr., 25, of Ridgeland, S.C.; staff sergeant, Army. Patterson was killed April 29 while part of a dismounted patrol conducting a sweep for improvised explosive devices in Baghdad. A vehicle approached the unit, and the driver detonated a bomb. Patterson was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division in Baumholder, Germany.

Erickson H. Petty, 28, of Fort Gibson, Okla.; staff sergeant, Army. Petty was killed Monday when he was attacked with small-arms fire while conducting security of a weapons cache in Salman Al Habb, Iraq. He was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division at Smith Barracks in Baumholder, Germany.

Ryan E. Reed, 20, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; private first class, Army. Reed was killed April 29 while part of a dismounted patrol conducting a sweep for improvised explosive devices in Baghdad. A vehicle approached the unit, and the driver detonated a bomb. Reed was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division in Baumholder, Germany.

Justin B. Schmidt, 23, of Bradenton, Fla.; specialist, Army. Schmidt was killed April 29 while part of a dismounted patrol conducting a sweep for improvised explosive devices in Baghdad. A vehicle approached the unit, and the driver detonated a bomb. Schmidt was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division in Baumholder, Germany.

Dustin H. Schrage, 20, of Brevard, Fla.; corporal, Marine Corps. Schrage’s body was found Thursday in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. The cause of death is under investigation. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton.

Kendall Thomas, 36, of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; staff sergeant, Army. Thomas was killed April 28 in a vehicle accident in Baghdad. He was assigned to Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division at Ft. Hood, Texas.

John E. Tipton, 32, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; captain, Army. Tipton was killed May 2 in an explosion while conducting combat operations in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. He commanded Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division at Ft. Riley, Kan.

Oscar D. Vargas-Medina, 32, of Chicago; staff sergeant, Army. Vargas-Medina was killed May 1 when his convoy was attacked in Al Amarah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 84th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division (Light) at Schofield Barracks in Honolulu.

Scott M. Vincent, 21, of Bokoshe, Okla.; corporal, Marine Corps. Vincent was killed April 30 by hostile fire in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. He was assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Brandon J. Wadman, 19, of West Palm Beach, Fla.; private first class, Army National Guard. Wadman was killed Wednesday when his vehicle rolled over in Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery, Army National Guard in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Gregory L. Wahl, 30, of Salisbury, N.C.; sergeant, Army. Wahl was killed Monday when his military vehicle left the road and flipped over in a canal in Balad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division in Vilseck, Germany.

Joshua S. Wilfong, 22, of Walker, W. Va.; corporal, Marine Corps. Wilfong was killed April 30 by hostile fire in Iraq’s Al Anbar province. He was assigned to the 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Phillip L. Witkowski, 24, of Fredonia, N.Y.; specialist, Army. Witkowski died May 1 in Homberg, Germany, of noncombat-related injuries suffered April 30 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 7th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division (Light) at Schofield Barracks in Honolulu.

Source: Department of Defense