Military Deaths

The Defense Department last week identified the following American military personnel killed in Afghanistan and Iraq:

Jeremy L. Bohlman, 21, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; lance corporal, Marine Corps. Bohlman died Monday in hostile action in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Frank T. Carvill, 51, of Carlstadt, N.J.; sergeant, Army National Guard. Carvill was one of five soldiers killed June 4 in Baghdad when individuals using improvised explosive devices and rocket- propelled grenades attacked their convoy. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery in Lawrenceville, N.J.

Thomas D. Caughman, 20, of Lexington, S.C.; private first class, Army Reserve. Caughman died Wednesday in Baghdad when his vehicle was struck by rocket- propelled grenades and small arms fire. He was assigned to Company C, 391st Engineer Battalion in Spartanburg, S.C.

Ryan E. Doltz, 26, of Mine Hill, N.J.; specialist, Army National Guard. Doltz died June 5 in Baghdad when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery in Lawrenceville, N.J.

Christopher M. Duffy, 26, of Brick, N.J.; specialist, Army National Guard. Duffy was one of five soldiers killed June 4 in Baghdad when individuals using improvised explosive devices and rocket- propelled grenades attacked their convoy. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery in Lawrenceville, N.J.

Justin L. Eyerly, 23, of Salem, Ore.; sergeant, Army National Guard. Eyerly was one of five soldiers killed June 4 in Baghdad when individuals using improvised explosive devices and rocket- propelled grenades attacked their convoy. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry in Cottage Grove, Ore.

David M. Fraise, 24, of New Orleans; corporal, Army. Fraise died Monday in Kandahar, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device hit his patrol. He was assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Jamie A. Gray, 29, of Montpelier, Vt.; sergeant, Army National Guard. Gray died Monday in Scania, Iraq, when his military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 86th Field Artillery in Williston, Vt.

Melissa J. Hobart, 22, of Ladson, S.C.; private first class, Army. Hobart died June 6 in Baghdad after collapsing while on guard duty. She was assigned to Company E, 215th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division at Ft. Hood, Texas.

Humayun S.M. Khan, 27, of Bristow, Va.; captain, Army. Khan died Tuesday in Baqubah, Iraq, after a vehicle with an improvised explosive device drove into his compound’s gate while he was inspecting soldiers on guard duty. He was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 201st Forward Support Battalion, 1st Infantry Division in Vilseck, Germany.

Justin W. Linden, 22, of Portland, Ore.; specialist, Army National Guard. Linden was one of five soldiers killed June 4 in Baghdad when individuals using improvised explosive devices and rocket- propelled grenades attacked their convoy. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry in Cottage Grove, Ore.

Erik. S. McCrae, 25, of Portland, Ore.; first lieutenant, Army National Guard. McCrae was one of five soldiers killed June 4 in Baghdad when individuals using improvised explosive devices and rocket-propelled grenades attacked their convoy. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry in Cottage Grove, Ore.

Melvin Y. Mora, 27, of Columbia, Mo.; sergeant, Army Reserve. Mora died June 6 in Taji, Iraq, when his camp was hit by a mortar attack. He was assigned to 245th Maintenance Company in St. Louis, Mo.

Humberto F. Timoteo, 25, of Newark, N.J.; sergeant, Army National Guard. Timoteo died June 5 in Baghdad when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery in Morristown, N.J.

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Source: Department of Defense