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COALITION DEATHS IN IRAQ
ARCHIVE PAGE - MAY, 2006

Keep praying and witnessing for peace....

The table below details the names of Coalition casualties in Iraq in May, 2006 as compiled by Pat Kneisler, co-founder of Iraq Coalition Casualty Count, and Evan D., historian and researcher. Information in red is new in Pat's last report. Information in italic, whether blue or red, has been confirmed through the media, but does not yet have official Department of Defense confirmation.

Baghdad
US deaths in May, 2006: 69

Other Coalition deaths in May, 2006: 10 (9 British, 1 Italian)

We pray for these, and for their families and friends, and for our country a world at war...

US Dth # Death # Death Date Name Rank Age Cause of Death Place of Death Province Cntry. of Death Service Branch Service Unit Home Base Hometown Home State Cntry
2406 2620 1-May-2006 Light, Robbie Glen Corporal 21 Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Baghdad (40 mi. S of) Baghdad Iraq U.S. Army 1st Bat., 67th Armored Reg., 2nd Brig., 4th Inf. Div. Fort Hood, TX Kingsport Tennessee US
2407 2621 1-May-2006 Moscillo, Robert L. Lance Corporal 21 Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Fallujah (south of) Al Anbar Iraq U.S. Marine 1st Combat Engr. Bat., 1st Marine Div., I Mar. Exped. Force Camp Pendleton, CA Salem New Hampshire US
2408 2622 3-May-2006 Eckhardt, Christopher M. Private 1st Class 19 Non-hostile - unspecified cause Taji [NW of Baghdad] Baghdad Iraq U.S. Army 4th Bat., 42nd Field Artillery Reg., 1st Brig., 4th Inf. Div. Fort Hood, TX Phoenix Arizona US
2409 2623 3-May-2006 Letendre, Brian S. Captain 27 Hostile - hostile fire Al Anbar Province Al Anbar Iraq U.S. Marine Reserve Insp. & Instr. Staff, 1st Bat., 25th Marines, 4th Mar. Div. Plainville, CT Woodbridge Virginia US
2410 2624 3-May-2006 Proctor, Joseph E. Sergeant  38 Hostile - hostile fire - suicide car bomb Ramadi (Tammin Distr.) Al Anbar Iraq U.S. Army National Guard 638th Support Battalion (Aviation) Noblesville, IN Indianapolis Indiana US
2411 2625 3-May-2006 Zieske, Benjamin T. Private 1st Class 20 Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Kirkuk At Ta'mim Iraq U.S. Army 1st Bat., 327th Inf. Reg., 1st Brig., 101st Airborne Div. Fort Campbell, KY Concord California US
2412 2626 4-May-2006 Reinke, Gavin B. Staff Sergeant 32 Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Baghdad (south of) Baghdad Iraq U.S. Army 5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade Fort Leonard Wood, MO Pueblo Colorado US
2413 2627 4-May-2006 Quinton, Bryan L. Specialist 24 Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Baghdad (south of) Baghdad Iraq U.S. Army 5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade Fort Leonard Wood, MO Sand Springs Oklahoma US
2414 2628 4-May-2006 Bixler, Stephen R. Corporal 20 Hostile - hostile fire Fallujah Al Anbar Iraq U.S. Marine 2nd Recon Battalion, 2nd Marine Div., II Mar. Exped. Force Camp Lejeune, NC Suffield Connecticut US
2415 2629 4-May-2006 Parker, Elisha R. Sergeant  21 Hostile - hostile fire Al Anbar Province Al Anbar Iraq U.S. Marine 1st Combat Engr. Bat., 1st Marine Div., I Mar. Exped. Force Camp Pendleton, CA Taberg/Camden New York US
2416 2630 5-May-2006 Gaylord, Alva L. Private   25 Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Qasr Ar Riyy Babil Iraq U.S. Army National Guard 110th Engineer Battalion Kansas City, MO Carrollton Missouri US
2417 2631 5-May-2006 Saenz, Carlos N. 1st Sergeant 46 Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Al Hillah Babil Iraq U.S. Army Reserve 490th Civil Affairs Battalion Abilene, TX Las Vegas Nevada US
2418 2632 5-May-2006 Torres Jr., Teodoro "Tito" Specialist 29 Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Al Hillah Babil Iraq U.S. Army Reserve 490th Civil Affairs Battalion Abilene, TX Las Vegas Nevada US
2419 2633 5-May-2006 Vacho, Nathan J. Sergeant  29 Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Al Hillah Babil Iraq U.S. Army Reserve 489th Civil Affairs Battalion Knoxville, TN Rochester New York US
UK-105 2634 6-May-2006 Collins, Paul M. Marine 21 Hostile - helicopter crash Basra Basra Iraq British Royal Marine 847 Naval Air Squadron RNAS Yeovilton, England Dawlish, Devon England UK
UK-106 2635 6-May-2006 Mulvihill, Sarah-Jayne Flight Lieutenant 32 Hostile - helicopter crash Basra Basra Iraq British Royal Air Force 28 (AC) Squadron RAF Benson Canterbury England UK
UK-107 2636 6-May-2006 Dobson, David Captain 27 Hostile - helicopter crash Basra Basra Iraq British Army Air Corps 847 Naval Air Squadron RNAS Yeovilton, England Constantia South Africa UK
UK-108 2637 6-May-2006 Chapman, Darren Lieutenant Commander 40 Hostile - helicopter crash Basra Basra Iraq British Royal Navy 847 Naval Air Squadron RNAS Yeovilton, England Tutbury England UK
UK-109 2638 6-May-2006 Coxen, John Wing Commander 46 Hostile - helicopter crash Basra Basra Iraq British Royal Air Force Rotary Wing Operational Evaluation & Training Unit RAF Benson Liverpool England UK
2420 2639 6-May-2006 Veverka, David Michael Staff Sergeant 25 Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Ad Diwaniyah Qadisiyah Iraq U.S. Army National Guard B Co., 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain) Brewer, ME Jamestown Pennsylvania US
2421 2640 6-May-2006 Kelly Jr., Dale James Staff Sergeant 48 Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Ad Diwaniyah Qadisiyah Iraq U.S. Army National Guard B Co., 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain) Brewer, ME Richmond Maine US
2422 2641 6-May-2006 Deraps, Leon B. Lance Corporal 19 Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Fallujah Al Anbar Iraq U.S. Marine 7th Engr. Spt. Bat., 1st Marine Logistics Group, I MEF Camp Pendleton, CA Jamestown Missouri US
2423 2642 6-May-2006 Palmer, Cory L. Corporal 21 Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Brooke Army Med. Ct., TX   USA U.S. Marine 2nd Recon Battalion, 2nd Marine Div., II Mar. Exped. Force Camp Lejeune, NC Seaford Delaware US
2424 2643 6-May-2006 Fenton, Matthew J. Sergeant  24 Hostile - hostile fire Bethesda Naval Med. Ctr., MD   USA U.S. Marine Reserve Insp. & Instr. Staff, 1st Bat., 25th Marines, 4th Mar. Div. Fort Devens, MA Little Ferry New Jersey US
IT-031 2644 7-May-2006 Frassanito, Enrico Maresciallo Aiutante s.UPS 41 Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Verona Civilian Hospital   Italy Italian Carabinieri Comando Provinciale Carabinieri di Verona Verona, Italy Padua Italy IT
2425 2645 7-May-2006 Legaspi, Emmanuel L. Staff Sergeant 38 Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire Tal Afar (near) Ninawa Iraq U.S. Army 1st Bat., 36th Infantry Reg., 1st Brig., 1st Armored Div. Friedberg, Germany Las Vegas Nevada US
2426 2646 8-May-2006 Wagner, Gregory A. Staff Sergeant 35 Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Baghdad (eastern part) Baghdad Iraq U.S. Army National Guard C Battery, 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery Regiment Yankton, SD Mitchell South Dakota US
2427 2647 9-May-2006 Latimer, Aaron P. Specialist 26 Non-hostile - unspecified cause Mosul Ninawa Iraq U.S. Army 562nd Engineer Co., 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Fort Wainwright, AK Ennis Texas US
2428 2648 10-May-2006 Carbonaro, Alessandro Sergeant  28 Hostile - hostile fire Landstuhl Reg. Med. Ctr.   Germany U.S. Marine