Learn about men and women with connections to St. Louis who lost their lives serving in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
This list of casualties of the Iraq and Afghanistan consists primarily of men and women who had connections to the St. Louis area, as well as some from outstate Missouri and Illinois.
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Cpl. Evan Tyler James
Bio
Age: 20
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: La Harpe, Ill.
Branch: Marines
Unit: Engineering Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group
Incident
: Drowned while trying to cross the Saddam Canal in southeastern Iraq; his body was recovered on March 25.
Location: Saddam Canal, Iraq
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Lance Cpl. Nicholas Brian Kleiboeker
Bio
Age: 19
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Irvington, Ill.
Branch: Marines
Unit: 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division
Incident
: Killed when the munitions bunker he was working in caught fire and exploded.
Location: Near Hillah, Iraq
Pvt. Matthew Duane Bush
Bio
Age: 20
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: East Alton, Ill.
Branch: Army
Unit: F Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Incident
: Bush died of what is believed to be a heat-related illness.
Location: Camp Caldwell in Kirkush, Iraq
Capt. Benedict Joseph Smith
Bio
Age: 29
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Monroe City, Mo.
Branch: Army Reserve
Unit: 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Incident
: Smith was on board a Black Hawk helicopter that was shot down near Tikrit.
Location: Near Tikrit, Iraq
Spc. William David Dusenbery
Bio
Age: 30
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Fairview Heights, Ill.
Branch: Army
Unit: 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Incident
: Dusenbery was among those killed in the crash of two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in Mosul.
Location: Mosul, Iraq
Sgt. 1st Class Richard Steven Gottfried
Bio
Age: 42
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Lake Ozark, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 1st Division Support Command, 1st Infantry Division
Incident
: Gottfried was killed when struck by an explosive.
Location: Tampa, Iraq
Lance Cpl. Torrey Louis Stoffel-Gray
Bio
Age: 19
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Patoka, Ill.
Branch: Marines
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Incident
: Stoffel-Gray was killed by hostile fire.
Location: Anbar province, Iraq
Capt. John Edgar Tipton
Bio
Age: 32
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
Branch: Army Reserve
Unit: Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Incident
: Tipton died from an explosion while conducting combat operations.
Location: Anbar province, Iraq
Sgt. Christopher Allen Wagener
Bio
Age: 24
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Fairview Heights, Ill.
Branch: Army
Unit: 10th Aviation Battalion, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)
Incident
: Wagener died when his convoy vehicle hit a land mine.
Location: Mosul, Iraq
Staff Sgt. Trevor Lawson Spink
Bio
Age: 36
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Farmington, Mo.
Branch: Marines
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Incident
: Spink was among four Marines killed in a non-combat-related vehicle accident.
Location: Anbar province, Iraq
Cpl. Christopher Ward Belchik
Bio
Age: 30
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Alton, Ill.
Branch: Marines
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Incident
: Belchik was killed in hostile action.
Location: Anbar province, Iraq
Spc. Marco Damian Ross
Bio
Age: 20
Sex: Male
Race: Black or African American
Town: Memphis, Tenn.
Branch: Army
Unit: 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division
Incident
: Ross was killed in a mortar attack on his camp.
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Lance Cpl. Drew Michael Uhles
Bio
Age: 20
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: DuQuoin, Ill.
Branch: Marines
Unit: 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
Incident
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Location: Anbar province, Iraq
Cpl. Jacob Rudeloff Fleischer
Bio
Age: 25
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: St Louis, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light)
Incident
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Location: Deh Rawood, Afghanistan
Cpl. Matthew Alan Wyatt
Bio
Age: 21
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Millstadt, Ill.
Branch: Marines
Unit: 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division
Incident
: Wyatt died of injuries suffered in hostile action.
Location: Anbar province, Iraq
Spc. Jacob Christopher Palmatier
Bio
Age: 29
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Springfield, Ill.
Branch: Army
Unit: 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division
Incident
: Palmatier was killed when an explosive detonated near his military vehicle.
Location: Muqdadiyah, Iraq
Staff Sgt. Daniel Gene Gresham
Bio
Age: 23
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Lincoln, Ill.
Branch: Army
Unit: 797th Ordnance Company, 79th Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance
Incident
: Gresham was killed when a second explosive went off while he was responding to an earlier device.
Location: Camp Wilson, Iraq
1st Lt. William Anthony Edens
Bio
Age: 29
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Columbia, Mo.
Branch: Army Reserve
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
Incident
: Edens was among four soldiers killed when an explosive detonated near their Stryker military vehicle.
Location: Tal Afar, Iraq
Lance Cpl. Erik Ryan Heldt
Bio
Age: 26
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Hermann, Mo.
Branch: Marines
Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division
Incident
: Heldt and another Marine were killed when their vehicle hit an explosive.
Location: Ramadi, Iraq
Pvt. Lavena Lynn Johnson
Bio
Age: 19
Sex: Female
Race: Black or African American
Town: Florissant, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 129th Corps Support Battalion
Incident
: Johnson died of non-combat-related injuries.
Location: Balad, Iraq
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Spec. Christopher M Katzenberger
Bio
Age: 25
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: St. Louis, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Incident
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Location: Bagram, Afghanistan
Sgt. Robert Gene Davis
Bio
Age: 23
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Jackson, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 864th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (Provisional)
Incident
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Location: Kandahar, Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Gary Ray Harper Jr.
Bio
Age: 29
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Virden, Ill.
Branch: Army
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group
Incident
: Harper was killed when his reconnaissance mission was attacked.
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
1st Lt. Debra Anne Banaszak
Bio
Age: 35
Sex: Female
Race: White
Town: Bloomington, Ill.
Branch: Army National Guard
Unit: 1035th Maintenance Company
Incident
: Banaszak died of noncombat-related injuries.
Location: Camp Victory, Kuwait
Spc. Peter Joseph Navarro
Bio
Age: 20
Sex: Male
Race: Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
Town: Wildwood, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor, 3rd Brigade Combat Team
Incident
: Died while conducting combat operations when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV
Location: Taji, Iraq
Sgt. 1st Class Shawn Christopher Dostie
Bio
Age: 32
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Granite City, Ill.
Branch: Army
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
Incident
: An improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during patrol operations
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Maj. William Freder Hecker III
Bio
Age: 37
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: St. Louis, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Incident
: An improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during convoy operations.
Location: Najaf, Iraq
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Lance Cpl. Jonathan Kyle Price
Bio
Age: 19
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Woodlawn, Ill.
Branch: Marines
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Incident
: Died from wounds received as a result of enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces
Location: Ramadi, Iraq
Staff Sgt. Edwin Herbert Dazachacon
Bio
Age: 38
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Belleville, Ill.
Branch: Army
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group
Incident
: Died when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during combat operations
Location: Deh Rawod, Afghanistan
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Sgt. Amanda Nicole Pinson
Bio
Age: 21
Sex: Female
Race: White
Town: St. Louis, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 101st Military Intelligence Detachment, 501st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Incident
: Died when a mortar round detonated
Location: Tikrit, Iraq
Pfc. James Francis Costello III
Bio
Age: 27
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: St. Louis, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Incident
: Died of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their Bradley Fighting Vehicle and they subsequently came under small arms fire during combat operations
Location: Taji, Iraq
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher Brian Donaldson
Bio
Age: 28
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Effingham, Ill.
Branch: Army
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)
Incident
: Died when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during combat operations
Location: Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Lance Cpl. Leon B Deraps
Bio
Age: 19
Sex: Male
Race: Multi
Town: Jamestown, Mo.
Branch: Marines
Unit: 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Incident
: Died while conducting combat operations against enemy forces
Location: Anbar province, Iraq
Pfc. Christopher Neal White
Bio
Age: 23
Sex: Male
Race: Hispanic
Town: Southport, N.C.
Branch: Marines
Unit: 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Incident
: White died while conducting combat operations.
Location: Anbar province, Iraq
Cpl. Riley Elam Baker
Bio
Age: 22
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Pacific, Mo.
Branch: Marines
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Incident
: Baker died while conducting combat operations.
Location: Anbar province, Iraq
Cpl. Ryan James Buckley
Bio
Age: 21
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Nokomi, Ill.
Branch: Army
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne (Air Assault)
Incident
: Buckley died of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Sgt. Steven Paul Mennemeyer
Bio
Age: 26
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Granite City, Ill.
Branch: Army
Unit: 82nd Medical Company (Air Ambulance)
Incident
: Died when their UH-60 Blackhawk crashed into a lake in the vicinity of Korean Village
Location: Rubtbah, Iraq
Staff Sgt. Michael Lee Deason
Bio
Age: 28
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Farmington, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
Incident
: Died of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations
Location: Ad War, Iraq
Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Girard Walsh
Bio
Age: 30
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: St. Louis, Mo.
Branch: Navy Reserve
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 24th Regiment, 4th Marine Division
Incident
: Died while his unit was conducting combat operations against enemy forces
Location: Anbar province, Iraq
Pfc. Jeremy Reed Shank
Bio
Age: 18
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Jackson, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
Incident
: Died of injuries suffered when he encountered enemy forces using small arms fire during a dismounted security patrol
Location: Hawijah, Iraq
Spc. Russell Michael Makowski
Bio
Age: 23
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Union, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Incident
: Died when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations
Location: Taji, Iraq
Capt. Travis Lyle Sallee Patriquin
Bio
Age: 32
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: St. Charles, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division
Incident
: Died in of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during combat operations.
Location: Ramadi, Iraq
Maj. Gloria Dean Davis
Bio
Age: 47
Sex: Female
Race: Black or African American
Town: St. Louis, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: Defense Security Assistance Agency
Incident
: Davis died in Baghdad, Iraq, from a non-combat related incident. She was assigned to the Defense Security Assistance Agency, Washington, D.C. The incident is under investigation.
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
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Lance Cpl. Matthew William Clark
Bio
Age: 22
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: St. Louis, Mo.
Branch: Marines
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force
Incident
: Died due to injuries suffered from enemy action in Al Anbar Province
Location: Anbar province, Iraq
Sgt. Milton Anthony Gist Jr.
Bio
Age: 27
Sex: Male
Race: Black or African American
Town: St. Louis, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
Incident
: Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations.
Location: Ramadi, Iraq
Lance Cpl. Matthew Paul Pathenos
Bio
Age: 21
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Ballwin, Mo.
Branch: Marines Reserve
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division
Incident
: died while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Location: Anbar province, Iraq
Pfc. Ryan Clark Garbs
Bio
Age: 20
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Edwardsville, Ill.
Branch: Army
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment
Incident
: Garbs diedwhen his helicopter crashed in southeastern Afghanistan.
Location: Qalat, Afghanistan
Sgt. Brandon Lee Wallace
Bio
Age: 27
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: St. Louis, Mo.
Branch: Army Reserve
Unit: 1451st Transportation Company, 13th Support Command
Incident
: Died when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Location: Fallujah, Iraq
Sgt. Nicholas Rudolph Walsh
Bio
Age: 27
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Millstadt, Ill.
Branch: Marines
Unit: Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Incident
: Died from wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Location: Anbar province, Iraq
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Spc. Jeremiah David Costello
Bio
Age: 22
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Carlinville, Ill.
Branch: Army
Unit: 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
Incident
: Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle.
Location: Qayyarah, Iraq
1st Lt. Daniel Patrick Riordan
Bio
Age: 24
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: St. Louis, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
Incident
: Died June 23 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle.
Location: Taji, Iraq
Master Sgt. Thomas Alfred Crowell
Bio
Age: 36
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Neosho, Mo.
Branch: Air Force
Unit: Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 301
Incident
: Two airmen and a Department of the Air Force civilian died Nov. 1 near Balad Air Base, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. All were special agents to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.
Location: near Balad Air Base, Iraq
Sgt. Austin David Pratt
Bio
Age: 22
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Cadet, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)
Incident
: Pratt died in Balad of non-combat related injuries sustained in Baghdad.
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Spc. Todd Edward Davis
Bio
Age: 22
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Raymore, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division
Incident
: Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations
Location: Sinsil, Iraq
Spc. Matthew Francis Straughter
Bio
Age: 27
Sex: Male
Race: Black or African American
Town: St. Charles, Mo.
Branch: Army National Guard
Unit: 1138th Engineer Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri National Guard
Incident
: Straughter died of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by a rocket propelled grenade.
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Sgt. Bradley Joe Skelton
Bio
Age: 40
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Gordonville, Mo.
Branch: Army National Guard
Unit: 1138th Engineer Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri Army National Guard
Incident
: Skelton died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations.
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Lance Cpl. Drew William Weaver
Bio
Age: 20
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: St. Charles, Mo.
Branch: Marines
Unit: 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Incident
: Weaver died while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Location: Anbar province, Iraq
Pfc. Andrew James Habsieger
Bio
Age: 22
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Festus, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
Incident
: Died from wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive on March 23.
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Col. Stephen K Scott
Bio
Age: 54
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: New Market, Ala.
Branch: Army Reserve
Unit: 356th Quartermaster Battalion
Incident
: Died in Baghdad, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked unit with indirect fire.
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Sgt. Adam Job Kohlhaas
Bio
Age: 26
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Perryville, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Incident
: Died of wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
Location: Beiji, Iraq
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Pfc. Michael Robert Patton
Bio
Age: 19
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Fenton, Mo.
Branch: Marines
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Incident
: Four Marines died June 14 while supporting combat operations in Farah Province, Afghanistan
Location: Farah province, Afghanistan
Cpl. Gunnar William Zwilling
Bio
Age: 20
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Florissant, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team
Incident
: Died of wounds suffered when outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades from enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13.
Location: Wanat, Afghanistan
Pvt. Vincent Cortez Winston Jr.
Bio
Age: 22
Sex: Male
Race: Black or African American
Town: St. Louis, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
Incident
: Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
Location: Afghanistan
Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Riley Sexton
Bio
Age: 53
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Wentzville, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 164th Military Police Company
Incident
: Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.
Location: Joint Base Balad, Iraq
Pfc. Ja'Mel Antwon Bryant
Bio
Age: 22
Sex: Male
Race: Black or African American
Town: Belleville, Ill.
Branch: Army
Unit: 40th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division
Incident
: Died of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident while on patrol in Wahida, Iraq.
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Sgt. 1st Class Gary Joseph Vasquez
Bio
Age: 33
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Round Lake, Ill.
Branch: Army
Unit: 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group
Incident
: Died from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device during mounted operations.
Location: Yakhchal, Afghanistan
Sgt. Edward Watson Forrest
Bio
Age: 25
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: St. Louis, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Incident
: Died when his vehicle was struck by an explosive in Mosul.
Location: Mosul, Iraq
Spc. David Allen Schaefer Jr.
Bio
Age: 27
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Belleville, Ill.
Branch: Army
Unit: 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade
Incident
: Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
1st Lt. Roslyn Littmann Schulte
Bio
Age: 25
Sex: Female
Race: White
Town: St. Louis, Mo.
Branch: Air Force
Unit: Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces Command
Incident
: Died of wounds suffered from an explosive device.
Location: Kabul, Afghanistan
Sgt. Paul Faris Brooks
Bio
Age: 34
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Joplin, Mo.
Branch: Army National Guard
Unit: 935th Aviation Support Battalion
Incident
: Died of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using explosives.
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Sgt. Paul Gene Smith
Bio
Age: 43
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Peoria, Ill.
Branch: Army National Guard
Unit: 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry
Incident
: Two soldiers were killed in Kandahar, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when their vehicle was hit by an explosive device. They were Illinois Army National Guardsmen.
Location: Kandahar, Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Joshua Allen Melton
Bio
Age: 26
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Carlyle, Ill.
Branch: Army National Guard
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry
Incident
: Two soldiers were killed in Kandahar, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when their vehicle was hit by an explosive device. They were Illinois Army National Guardsmen.
Location: Kandahar, Afghanistan
Pvt. Lucas Montana Bregg
Bio
Age: 19
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Wright City, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division
Incident
: Died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident.
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Senior Airman Bradley Randall Smith
Bio
Age: 24
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Troy, Ill.
Branch: Air Force
Unit: 10th Air Support Operations Squadron
Incident
: Died of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations.
Location: near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan
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Spc. Denis Deleon Kisseloff
Bio
Age: 45
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Saint Charles, Mo.
Branch: Army National Guard
Unit: 1141st Engineer Company
Incident
: Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using rocket propelled grenade and small arms fires.
Location: Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan
Cpl. Donald Matthew Marler
Bio
Age: 22
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: St. Louis, Mo.
Branch: Marines
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Incident
: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Location: Helmand province, Afghanistan
Lance Cpl. Michael Chad Bailey
Bio
Age: 29
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Park Hills, Mo.
Branch: Marines
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Incident
: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Location: Helmand province, Afghanistan
Sgt. Zachary Michael Fisher
Bio
Age: 24
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Ballwin, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat)
Incident
: Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked military vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
Location: Zabul Province, Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. James Roger Ide
Bio
Age: 32
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Festus, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 230th Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command
Incident
: Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.
Location: Hyderabad, Afghanistan
Sgt. 1st Class Ronald Aaron Grider
Bio
Age: 30
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Brighton, Ill.
Branch: Army
Unit: U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Incident
: Died of wounds suffered when he was struck by machine gun fire
Location: Kunduz province, Afghanistan
Maj Paul Douglas Carron
Bio
Age: 33
Sex: Male
Race: Multi
Town: Union, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
Incident
: Died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident
Location: Qalat, Afghanistan
Lance Cpl. Phillip David Vinnedge
Bio
Age: 19
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Saint Charles, Mo.
Branch: Marines
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Incident
: Four Marines died while conducting combat operations.
Location: Helmand province, Afghanistan
Pfc. Dylan Thomas Reid
Bio
Age: 24
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Springfield, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Incident
: Died in a non-combat related incident
Location: Amarah, Iraq
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Spc. James Chad Young
Bio
Age: 25
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Rochester, Ill.
Branch: Army Reserve
Unit: 863rd Engineer Battalion
Incident
: Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
Location: Kandahar province, Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Jordan Blake Emrick
Bio
Age: 26
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Hoyleton, Ill.
Branch: Marines
Unit: 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Incident
: Died while conducting combat operations
Location: Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Spc. Justin Eric Culbreth
Bio
Age: 26
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Incident
: Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.
Location: Panjway district, Afghanistan
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Lance Cpl. Kenneth A Corzine
Bio
Age: 23
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Bethalto, Ill.
Branch: Marines
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Incident
: Died of wounds received while conducting combat operations.
Location: Helmand province, Afghanistan
First Sgt. Billy Joe Siercks
Bio
Age: 32
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Velda Village, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division
Incident
: Died in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered in Logar, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire.
Location: Logar, Afghanistan
Pfc. Richard Lewis McNulty
Bio
Age: 22
Sex: Male
Race: Asian
Town: Rolla, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division
Incident
: Died when the enemy attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
Location: Bowri Tana, Afghanistan
Spc. Sterling William Wyatt
Bio
Age: 21
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Columbia, Mo.
Branch: Army
Unit: 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
Incident
: died of wounds sustained when his vehicle was attacked with an enemy improvised explosive device
Location: Kandahar province, Afghanistan
Chief Naval Aircrewman Sean Patrick Sullivan
Bio
Age: 40
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: St. Louis, Mo.
Branch: Navy
Unit: Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15
Incident
: died in a helicopter crash
Location: Oman
Capt. Brandon Lee Cyr
Bio
Age: 28
Sex: Male
Race:
Town: Woodbridge, Va.
Branch: Air Force
Unit: 906th Air Refueling Squadron
Incident
: Died in the crash of an MC-12 aircraft.
Location: Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua Benjamin Silverman
Bio
Age: 35
Sex: Male
Race:
Town: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Branch: Army
Unit: 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
Incident
: Died of injuries suffered as a result of a helicopter crash.
Location: Now Bahar, Afghanistan
Sgt. Melvin Yamil Mora
Bio
Age: 27
Sex: Male
Race:
Town: Columbia, Mo.
Branch: Army Reserve
Unit: 245th Maintenance Company, Army Reserve
Incident
: Mora was killed when his camp was hit by a mortar attack.
Location: Log Base Seitz near Abu Ghraib, Iraq
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ricky Linn Richardson Jr.
Bio
Age: 33
Sex: Male
Race: White
Town: Sullivan, Mo.
Branch: Marines
Unit: 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force
Incident
: Died while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.
Location: Farah province, Afghanistan
Sources: Defense Casualty Analysis System, St. Louis Post-Dispatch archives, Associated Press, Washington Post
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