U.S. Military Deaths in War With Iraq -- 2003

 

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• Chief Warrant Officer (CW3) Kyran E. Kennedy, 43, of Boston, Mass., was killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was traveling in was shot down in Tikrit, Iraq. The Black Hawk was shot down by unknown enemy ordnance.

• Staff Sgt. Paul M. Neff II, 30, of Fort Mill, S.C., was killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was traveling in was shot down in Tikrit, Iraq. The Black Hawk was shot down by unknown enemy ordnance.

November 6, 2003

• Spc. James A. Chance III, 25, of Kokomo, Miss., was killed in Husaybah, Iraq. Chance died of injuries sustained when his vehicle struck a landmine.

• Spc. James R. Wolf, 21, of Scottsbluff, Neb., was killed in Mosul, Iraq. Wolf was in a convoy when an improvised explosive device was detonated. He died of his injuries.

• Sgt. Paul F. Fisher, 39, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died at the Homburg University Klinikum, Homberg, Germany. Fisher was very seriously injured on Nov. 2 in Al Fallujah, Iraq, when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter in which he was riding went down.

November 5, 2003

• Sgt. 1st Class Jose A. Rivera, 34, of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, was killed in Mumuhdyah, Iraq, when his unit came under rocket-propelled grenade and small-arms fire.

November 4, 2003

• Spc. Robert T. Benson, 20, of Spokane, Wash., died from a nonhostile gunshot wound in Baghdad, Iraq.

• Sgt. Francisco Martinez, 28, of Humacao, Puerto Rico, was killed in Baghdad, Iraq. Martinez was in a convoy when an improvised explosive exploded. Martinez died of his injuries.

November 3, 2003

• Pfc. Rayshawn S. Johnson, 20, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was killed in Tikrit, Iraq. Johnson was on patrol when his vehicle hit a landmine. The soldier died as a result of his injuries.

November 2, 2003

• Spc. Darius T. Jennings, 22 of Cordova, S.C., was killed while on board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter that went down in Fallujah, Iraq.

• Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Bader, 28, of Colorado Springs, Colo., was killed while on board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter that went down in Fallujah, Iraq.

• Spc. Steven D. Conover, 21, of Wilmington, Ohio, was killed while on board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter that went down in Al Fallujah, Iraq.

• Spc. Brian H. Penisten, 28, of Fort Wayne, Ind., was killed while on board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter that went down in Fallujah, Iraq.

• Sgt. Joel Perez, 25, of Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, was killed while on board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter that went down in Fallujah, Iraq.

• Chief Warrant Officer Bruce A. Smith, 41, of West Liberty, Iowa, was killed while on board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter that went down in Fallujah, Iraq.

• Sgt. Ernest G. Bucklew, 33, of Enon Valley, Pa. was killed while on board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter that went down in Fallujah, Iraq.

• Pfc. Anthony D. Dagostino, 20, of Waterbury, Conn., was killed while on board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter that went down in Fallujah, Iraq.

• Pfc. Karina S. Lau, 20, of Livingston, Calif., was killed while on board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter that went down in Fallujah, Iraq.

• Sgt. Keelan L. Moss, 23, of Houston, Texas, was killed while on board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter that went down in Fallujah, Iraq.

• Sgt. Ross A. Pennanen, 36, of Oklahoma, was killed while on board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter that went down in Fallujah, Iraq.

• 1st Lt. Brian D. Slavenas, 30, of Genoa, Ill., was killed while on board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter that went down in Fallujah, Iraq.