U.S. Casualties in Iraq reported 12/5-12/6/05

Staff Sgt. Philip L. Travis, 41, of Snellville, Ga. Sgt. Philip A. Dodson, Jr. , 42, of Forsyth, Ga. and Spc. Marcus S. Futrell, 20, of Macon, Ga. were killed at Tallil Air Base, Iraq, on Dec. 2, of injuries sustained earlier that day when their truck accidentally rolled over. The soldiers were assigned to the Army National Guard's 148th Forward Support Battalion, 48th Brigade Combat Team, Forsyth, Ga. The incident is under investigation.

Sgt. 1st Class Richard L. Schild, 40, of Tabor, S. D. and Staff Sgt. Daniel M. Cuka, 27, of Yankton, S. D. died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 4, when improvised explosive devices detonated near their HMMWV during convoy operations. Both soldiers were assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery, Yankton, S. D.

Cpl. William G. Taylor, 26, of Macon, Ga. , died Nov. 30 from small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N. C.

Sgt. Grzegorz Jakoniuk, 25, of Schiller Park, Ill. , died in Taji, Iraq, on Nov. 30, from non-combat related injuries. Jakoniuk was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Campbell, Ky. The incident is under investigation.