U.S. Casualties in Iraq announced 1/17-1/20/06

Lance Cpl. Jonathan K. Price, 19, of Woodlawn, Ill., died Jan. 13 from wounds received as a result of enemy small arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Cpl. Justin J. Watts, 20, of Crownsville, Md., died Jan. 14 from an apparent non-hostile gunshot wound in Haditha, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. His unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. His death is currently under investigation.

Spc. Dustin L. Kendall, 21, of Conway, Mo., died in Baqubah, Iraq on Jan. 15, when his HMMVW accidentally struck an M1A2 Abrams tank and rolled over. Kendall was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. The incident is under investigation.

A Multinational Division Baghdad soldier died yesterday from non-combat related injures, U. S. officials in Baghdad reported today. No further details were available. The soldier's name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Army Spc. Dustin L. Kendall, 21, of Conway, Mo. , died in Baqubah Jan. 15 when his Humvee accidentally struck an M-1A2 Abrams tank and rolled over. Kendall was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, at Fort Carson, Colo.

Marine Cpl. Justin J. Watts, 20, of Crownsville, Md. , died Jan. 14 from an apparent nonhostile gunshot wound in Haditha. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. His unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N. C.

Marine Lance Cpl. Jonathan K. Price, 19, of Woodlawn, Ill. , died Jan. 13 from wounds received from small-arms fire in Ramadi. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Lejeune, N. C.

Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mitchell K. Carver Jr. , 31, of Charlotte, N. C. ; and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kyle E. Jackson, 28, of Sarasota, Fla died near Sukar Jan. 13 when their OH-58D Kiowa warrior helicopter was hit by small-arms fire. Both soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N. Y.

Pfc. Kasper A. Dudkiewicz, 22, of Mangilao, Guam, died in Mosul, Iraq, on Jan. 15, when his HMMWV was involved in a vehicle collision. Dudkiewicz was assigned to the 511th Military Police Company, 91st Military Police Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. The incident is under investigation.

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Rex C. Kenyon, 34, of El Segundo, Calif.Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ruel Mamaril, 34, of Wahiawa, Hawaii. were killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 16 when their AH64D (Apache) helicoptor was shot down while they were conducting aerial patrols. Both pilots were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment (Attack), Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Pfc. Adam R. Shepherd, 21, of Somerville, Ohio, died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 17 from a non-combat-related illness. Shepherd was assigned to the Army's 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky. The incident is under investigation.