Fallen Heroes from Mississippi
War on Terrorism
2001-2008
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County: All Counties Title: War on Terrorism 2001-2008 Casualty List Submitter: Ann Allen Geoghegan Notice: This file may be downloaded for Personal Use Only, and may not otherwise be printed or copied without prior written consent of the submitter. MSGenWeb Index Page USGenWeb |
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Fallen Heroes from Mississippi War on Terrorism 2001-2008 |
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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. | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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2nd Lt. Matthew R. Stovall |
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25 |
367th Maintenance Company, 298th Corps Support Battalion, Mississippi Army National Guard |
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Horn Lake, Mississippi |
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Killed when an improvised explosive device exploded near his vehicle in Mosul, Iraq, on August 22, 2004 | |
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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Sgt. Timothy R. Osbey |
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