Fallen In Iraq 1/26/03 - 09

U.S. & Coalition Fallen in Iraq

On This Date, January 26th, 2003 - 2009
Forty-four

2003 -- 0

Hostilities yet to commence

2004 -- 0

None Reported

2005 -- 37

Spc. Taylor J. Burk, 21; Amarillo, Texas; U.S. Army 1st BN, 8th Cavalry REG, 1st Cavalry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack -- Baghdad

Capt. Paul C. Alaniz, 32; Corpus Christi, Texas; U.S. Marine Marine Heavy Helicopter Sqd 361, MAG 16, 3rd Marine Air Wing: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Ssg. Brian D. Bland, 26,, Newcastle/Weston Wyoming; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Cpl. Jonathan W. Bowling, 23; Patrick, Virginia; U.S. Marine Reserve C Company, 4th Combat Engineer BN, 4th Marine Division: Hostile - hostile fire - RPG attack -- Haditha

Lcpl. Jonathan Edward Etterling, 22; Wheelersburg, Ohio; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Sgt. Michael W. Finke Jr., 28; Wadsworth/Huron, Ohio; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

1Lt. Travis J. Fuller, 26 Granville, Massachusetts; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Cpl. Timothy M. Gibson, 23; Merrimack/Hillsborough, New Hampshire; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Cpl. Richard A. Gilbert Jr., 26; Dayton/Montgomery, Ohio; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Capt. Lyle L. Gordon, 30; Midlothian, Texas; U.S. Marine Marine Heavy Helicopter Sqd 361, MAG 16, 3rd Marine Air Wing: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Cpl. Kyle J. Grimes, 21; Northampton, Pennsylvania; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Lcpl. Tony L. Hernandez, 22; Canyon Lake, Texas; U.S. Marine Marine Heavy Helicopter Sqd 361, MAG 16, 3rd Marine Air Wing: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Lcpl. Brian C. Hopper, 21; Wynne, Arkansas; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

PO3 John Daniel House, 28; Ventura, California; U.S. Navy Naval Medical Clinic, Marine Corp Units Detachment: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Lcpl. Saeed Jafarkhani-Torshizi Jr., 24; Fort Worth, Texas; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Cpl. Stephen P. Johnson, 24; Covina, California; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Cpl.. Sean P. Kelly, 23; Pitman/Gloucester, New Jersey; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Ssg. Dexter S. Kimble, 30; Houston, Texas; U.S. Marine Marine Heavy Helicopter Sqd 361, MAG 16, 3rd Marine Air Wing: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Sgt. William S. Kinzer Jr., 27; Hendersonville, North Carolina; U.S. Army 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry REG, 1st Infantry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - RPG attack -- Ad Duluiyah (near, nr. Balad)

Lcpl. Allan Klein, 34; Clinton Township, Michigan; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Cpl. Timothy A. Knight, 22; Brooklyn, Ohio; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Lcpl. Karl R. Linn, 20; Chesterfield, Virginia; U.S. Marine Reserve C Company, 4th Combat Engineer BN, 4th Marine Division: Hostile - hostile fire - RPG attack -- Haditha

Lcpl. Fred L. Maciel, 20; Spring, Texas; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Cpl. James Lee Moore, 24; Roseburg, Oregon; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Cpl. Nathaniel K. Moore, 22; Champaign, Illinois; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Lcpl. Mourad Ragimov, 20; San Diego, California; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Lcpl. Rhonald Dain Rairdan, 20; Castroville/San Antonio, Texas; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Lcpl. Hector Ramos, 20; Aurora, Illinois; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Lcpl. Gael Saintvil, 24; Orlando/Orange, Florida; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Cpl. Nathan A. Schubert, 22; Cherokee, Iowa; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Lcpl. Darrell J. Schumann, 25; Hampton, Virginia; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

1Lt. Dustin M. Shumney, 30; Benicia/Vallejo, California; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Cpl. Matthew R. Smith, 24; West Valley City, Utah; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Lcpl. Joseph B. Spence, 24; Scotts Valley, California; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Lcpl. Michael L. Starr Jr., 21; Baltimore, Maryland; U.S. Marine 1st BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force: Non-hostile - helicopter crash -- Ar Rutbah (near)

Sgt. Jesse W. Strong, 24; Irasburg, Vermont; U.S. Marine Reserve C Company, 4th Combat Engineer BN, 4th Marine Division: Hostile - hostile fire - RPG attack -- Haditha

Cpl. Christopher L. Weaver, 24; Fredericksburg, Virginia; U.S. Marine Reserve C Company, 4th Combat Engineer BN, 4th Marine Division: Hostile - hostile fire - RPG attack -- Haditha

2006 -- 0

None Reported

2007 -- 2

Pfc. Nathan P. Fairlie, 21; Candor, New York; U.S. Army Squadron, 9th Cavalry Reg, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack -- Ba'qubah

Maj. Alan R. Johnson, 44; Yakima, Washington; U.S. Army Reserve 402nd Civil Affairs Battalion: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack -- Muqdadiyah (Died in Balad)

2008 -- 1

Ssg. Robert J. Wilson, 28; Boynton Beach, Florida; U.S. Army 1st BN, 502nd Infantry Reg, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, (Air Assault) 101st Airborne Division: Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack -- Baghdad, Iraq

2009 -- 4

CWO Matthew G. Kelley, 30; Cameron, Missouri; 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Reg, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division: Hostile - hostile fire - helicopter crash -- At-Tamim, Kirkuk (near), Iraq

CWO Joshua M. Tillery, 31; Beaverton, Oregon; 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Reg, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division: Hostile - hostile fire - helicopter crash -- At-Tamim, Kirkuk (near), Iraq

CWO Benjamin H. Todd, 29; Colville, Washington; 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Reg, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division: Hostile - hostile fire - helicopter crash -- At-Tamim, Kirkuk (near), Iraq

CWO Philip E. Windorski, Jr., 35; Bovey, Minnesota; 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Reg, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division: Hostile - hostile fire - helicopter crash -- At-Tamim, Kirkuk (near), Iraq

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