Capt. Hayes Clayton, 29, of Georgia, died Dec. 25 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting combat operations. Clayton was assigned to the 842nd Military Training and Transition team, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Cpl. Joshua M. Schmitz, 21, of Spencer, Wis.
Lance Cpl. William C. Koprince Jr., 24, of Lenoir City, Tenn.
Schmitz died December 26 and Koprince on December 27 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Both Marines were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died of injuries suffered when the vehicle they were in was involved in a rollover incident on Dec. 26 in Baghdad, Iraq. They were assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Killed were:
Spc. Joseph A. Strong, 21, of Lebanon, Ind.
Spc. Douglas L. Tinsley, 21, of Chester, S.C.
The incident is under investigation.
Spc. Michael J. Crutchfield, 21, of Stockton, Calif., died Dec. 23 in Balad, Iraq, of a non-combat related injury. Crutchfield was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Crutchfield's death is under investigation.
Four Troops Killed in Iraq; DoD Identifies Previous Casualties
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 2006 – One U.S. servicemember died in Iraq today, three others died there yesterday, and military officials have identified two earlier casualties.
In Baghdad today, a U.S. Army soldier died when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle, and two soldiers died in a separate roadside bomb explosion yesterday. Elsewhere in Iraq yesterday, a Marine died from wounds suffered during combat in Anbar province.
The servicemembers' names are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
In other news, the Defense Department released the names of two servicemembers killed while conducting operations in Iraq:
-- Army Sgt. Jae S. Moon, 21, of Levittown, Pa., died Dec. 25 in Baghdad from wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle while patrolling Baghdad. Moon was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
-- Army Spc. Elias Elias, 27, of Glendora, Calif., died Dec. 23 in Baghdad from wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle while on patrol. Elias was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Sgt. 1st Class Dexter E. Wheelous, 37, of Winder, Ga., died Dec. 25 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Wheelous was assigned to the 842nd Military Training and Transition team, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Cpl. Joshua M. Schmitz, 21, of Spencer, Wis.
Lance Cpl. William C. Koprince Jr., 24, of Lenoir City, Tenn.
Schmitz died December 26 and Koprince on December 27 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Both Marines were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died of injuries suffered when the vehicle they were in was involved in a rollover incident on Dec. 26 in Baghdad, Iraq. They were assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
Killed were:
Spc. Joseph A. Strong, 21, of Lebanon, Ind.
Spc. Douglas L. Tinsley, 21, of Chester, S.C.
The incident is under investigation.
Spc. Michael J. Crutchfield, 21, of Stockton, Calif., died Dec. 23 in Balad, Iraq, of a non-combat related injury. Crutchfield was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Crutchfield's death is under investigation.
Four Troops Killed in Iraq; DoD Identifies Previous Casualties
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 2006 – One U.S. servicemember died in Iraq today, three others died there yesterday, and military officials have identified two earlier casualties.
In Baghdad today, a U.S. Army soldier died when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle, and two soldiers died in a separate roadside bomb explosion yesterday. Elsewhere in Iraq yesterday, a Marine died from wounds suffered during combat in Anbar province.
The servicemembers' names are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
In other news, the Defense Department released the names of two servicemembers killed while conducting operations in Iraq:
-- Army Sgt. Jae S. Moon, 21, of Levittown, Pa., died Dec. 25 in Baghdad from wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle while patrolling Baghdad. Moon was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
-- Army Spc. Elias Elias, 27, of Glendora, Calif., died Dec. 23 in Baghdad from wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle while on patrol. Elias was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Sgt. 1st Class Dexter E. Wheelous, 37, of Winder, Ga., died Dec. 25 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Wheelous was assigned to the 842nd Military Training and Transition team, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
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