OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM CASUALTIES
(Combat and Non-Combat related deaths)
Current as of January 17, 2006
Sorted by last name
Capt Matthew W. Bancroft - 29, of Shasta, Calif. assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352), the "Raiders." Elements of VMGR-352 are attached to Combined Task Force 58, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. VMGR-352 is home-based at the Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, California He joined the Marine Corps in 1994
LCpl Bryan P. Bertrand - 23, of Coos Bay, Ore. assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352), the "Raiders." Elements of VMGR-352 are attached to Combined Task Force 58, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. VMGR-352 is home-based at the Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, California. He joined the Marine Corps in 1998
GySgt Stephen L. Bryson - 35, of Montgomery, Ala. assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352), the "Raiders." Elements of VMGR-352 are attached to Combined Task Force 58, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. VMGR-352 is home-based at the Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, California. He joined the Marine Corps in 1983
Gy Sgt. Theodore Clark Jr. - 31, Emporia, Va., Aug. 4, 2005, Afghanistan
SSgt Walter F. Cohee III - 26, from Wicomico, Md. assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 (HMH-361), the "Flying Tigers" of Marine Aircraft Group 16. Elements of HMH-361 are attached to Combined Task Force 58 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. HMH-361 is part of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and is home-based at Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, California.
Cohee joined the Marine Corps Aug. 3, 1993, and was a communications navigation's systems technician.
Pfc. James R. Dillon Jr., 19, of Grove City, Pa., died March 13, 2003, in Kuwait. Dillon died of a non-combat related injury. He was assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California.
LCpl Phillip C. George - 22, Houston, Texas, Aug. 18, 2005, Afghanistan
SSgt Scott N. Germosen - 37, of Queens, N.Y. assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352), the "Raiders." Elements of VMGR-352 are attached to Combined Task Force 58, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. VMGR-352 is home-based at the Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, California. He joined the Marine Corps in 1982
Sgt Nathan P. Hays - 21, of Lincoln, Wash. assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352), the "Raiders." Elements of VMGR-352 are attached to Combined Task Force 58, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. VMGR-352 is home-based at the Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, California. He joined the Marine Corps in 1999.
Lance Cpl. Kevin B. Joyce -19, of Ganado, Ariz., died June 25 after falling into the Pech River while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Lance Cpl. Nicholas C. Kirven, 21, of Richmond, Va., was killed May 8, 2005 as a result of enemy action in Alishang, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Sgt James S. Lee - 26, Mt. Vernon, Ind., April 6, 2005, Afghanistan
Pfc. Daniel B. McClenney - 19, of Shelbyville, Tenn., assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C., died June 24, 2004 from hostile fire near Bari Khout, Afghanistan
Capt Daniel G. McCollum - 29, of Richland, S.C. assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352), the "Raiders." Elements of VMGR-352 are attached to Combined Task Force 58, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. VMGR-352 is home-based at the Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, California. He joined the Marine Corps in 1993.
Capt Seth R. Michaud - 27, of Hudson Massachusetts assigned to Marine Combined Jt. Task Force - Horn of Africa died due to friendly fire at Godoria Range, Djibouti
**The following was submiited in an e-mail by Sgt Dorsett:
I was with Captain Michaud last year in Djibouti when we were accidentally bombed by an Air Force B-52 with nine Mk117 750 pound bombs. Despite the best efforts of all of us on the hill that day, the medical staff of Camp Lemonier, and the French Medical Team at their triage center, Captain Michaud passed away. He fought for his life for an hour before we were medevac'd off the hill and then for awhile longer on the way to the hospital. He, along with all the other brave service members up there that day are true heroes. Not many know of the incredible deeds done by those Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers but they were absolutely the stuff of legend.
SSgt Dwight J. Morgan - 24, from Mendocino, California. assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 (HMH-361), the "Flying Tigers" of Marine Aircraft Group 16. Elements of HMH-361 are attached to Combined Task Force 58 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. HMH-361 is part of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and is home-based at Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, California.
Morgan joined the Marine Corps Aug. 15, 1995, and was a helicopter mechanic.
LCpl. Ryan J. Nass, 21, Franklin, Wis., Sept. 3, 2005, Afghanistan
Cpl Ronald R. Payne Jr., 23, of Lakeland, Fla., died May 7th, 2004 due to hostile action in the vicinity of Tawara, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Cpl. Richard P. Schoener, 22, of Hayes, La., died May 8, 2005 in Alishang, Afghanistan, while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
LCpl Antonio J. Sledd - 20, of Hillsborough, Fla. He died from wounds received in action while participating in an urban exercise as part of Exercise Eager Mace. Sledd was assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, California.
Lance Cpl. Juston T. Thacker - 21, of Bluefield, W.Va., assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C., died June 24, 2004 from hostile fire near Bari Khout, Afghanistan
Lance Cpl. Steven A. Valdez- 20, McRea, Ark.,Sept. 26, 2005, Afghanistan
Lance Cpl. Russell P. White - 19, of Dagsboro, Del., died June 20, 2004 due to a non-combat related incident at Camp Bulldog, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Sgt Jeannette L. Winters - 25, of Du Page, Ill. assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352), the "Raiders." Elements of VMGR-352 are attached to Combined Task Force 58, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. VMGR-352 is home-based at the Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, California. She joined the Marine Corps in 1997.
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