May 6

U.S. & Coalition Fallen in Iraq

On This Date, May 6, 2003 - 2007
Twenty-four

2003 -- 1

Pte. Andrew Kelly, 18, Tavistock, England; British Army 3rd Bat. Parachute Reg., 16 Air Assault: Non-hostile - weapon discharge (accid.) Basra

2004 -- 2

Ssg. Hesley Box Jr., 24, Nashville, Arkansas; U.S. Army National Guard 1st BN, 153rd INF, 39th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - car bomb Baghdad

Cpl. Dustin H. Schrage, 20, Province Brevard, Florida; U.S. Marine 2nd BN, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - drowning Al Anbar

2005 -- 0

None Reported

2006 -- 10

Gnr. (Gunner) Paul M. Collins, 21, Dawlish, Devon, England: British Royal Marines 847 Naval Air Squadron; Hostile - helicopter crash Basra

Wing Commander John Coxen, 47, Liverpool, England; British Royal Air Force Not reported yet: Hostile - helicopter crash Basra

Lcpl. Leon Deraps, 19, St. Louis, Missouri; U.S. Marine 7th Engineer Support BN, 1st Marine Logistics Group: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Fallujah

Capt. David Ian Dobson, 27, Not reported, England; British Army Air Corps 847 Naval Air Squadron: Hostile - helicopter crash Basra

Sgt. Matthew J. Fenton, 24, Little Ferry, New Jersey; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 25th Marine REG, 4th Marine Division: Hostile - hostile fire National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda

Ssg. Dale James Kelly Jr., 48, Richmond, Maine; U.S. Army National Guard 3rd BN, 172nd INF (Mountain): Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Diwaniyah

Flt.Lt. Sarah-Jayne Mulvihill, 32, Canterbury, England; British Royal Air Force RAF Benson: Hostile - helicopter crash Basra

Cpl. Cory L. Palmer, 21, Seaford, Delaware; U.S. Marine 2nd RECON BN, 2nd Marine Division: Hostile - hostile fire - explosion Brooke Army Med Center, TX

Ssg. David Michael Veverka, 25, Jamestown, Pennsylvania; U.S. Army National Guard 3rd BN, 172nd INF (Mountain): Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Diwaniyah

2007 -- 11

Cpl. Matthew L. Alexander, 21, Gretna, Nebraska; U.S. Army 5th BN, 20th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Ba'qubah

Cpl. Anthony M. Bradshaw, 21, El Paso, Texas; U.S. Army 5th BN, 20th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Ba'qubah

Spc. Robert J. Dixon, 27, Minneapolis, Minnesota; U.S. Army 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Reg, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Baghdad (southern part)

Sgt. Jason R. Harkins, 25, Clarkesville, Georgia; U.S. Army 5th BN, 20th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Ba'qubah

Ssg. Christopher S. Kiernan, 37, Virginia Beach, Virginia; U.S. Army 1st BN, 5th Cavalry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - sniper fire Baghdad (western part)

Sgt. Joel W. Lewis, 28, Sandia Park, New Mexico; U.S. Army 5th BN, 20th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Ba'qubah

Ssg. Virgil C. Martinez, 33m West Valley, Utah; U.S. Army 1st BN, 7th Field Artillery Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Baghdad (Kadhimiya District)

Cpl. Michael A. Pursel, 19, Clinton, Utah; U.S. Army 5th BN, 20th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Ba'qubah

Sgt. Sameer A. M. Rateb, 22, Absecon, New Jersey; U.S. Army 1st BN, 505th Parachute Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division: Non-hostile Bayji

Ssg. Vincenzo Romeo, 23, Lodi, New Jersey; U.S. Army 5th BN, 20th Infantry Reg, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Ba'qubah

Pte. Kevin Thompson, 21, Lancaster, England; British Army 19 Combat Service Support BN ("Carmen's Troop"), Royal Logistic Corps: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack [died Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham UK]

* Source: icasualties.org via The Iraq Memorial Portal .