Other Deaths

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

William J. Brooks, 30, of Birmingham, Ala.; staff sergeant, Army. Brooks was killed Tuesday when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during a route security mission in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division at Ft. Stewart, Ga.

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Charles S. Cooper Jr., 19, of Jamestown, N.Y.; private, Army. Cooper was one of two soldiers killed April 29 when an improvised explosive device detonated near their dismounted patrol in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) at Ft. Drum, N.Y.

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Darren A. Deblanc, 20, of Evansville, Ind.; private first class, Army. Deblanc was one of two soldiers killed April 29 when an improvised explosive device detonated near their dismounted patrol in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) at Ft. Drum, N.Y.

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William A. Edens, 29, of Columbia, Mo.; first lieutenant, Army. Edens was among four soldiers killed April 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near their Stryker military vehicle in Tal Afar, west of Mosul. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) at Ft. Lewis, Wash.

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Stephen W. Frank, 29, of Michigan; captain, Army. Frank was one of two soldiers killed April 29 when a car bomb exploded as they were conducting a traffic control point inspection in Diyarah, south of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment at Ft. Irwin, Calif.

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Clifford V. Gadsden, 25, of South Carolina; second lieutenant, Army. Gadsden was killed April 29 when a car bomb exploded near his convoy vehicle in Balad, north of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 603rd Transportation Company, 142nd Corps Support Battalion, Warrior Brigade at Ft. Polk, La.

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Ralph J. Harting III, 28, of Delaware; captain, Army. Harting was one of two soldiers killed April 29 when a car bomb exploded as they were conducting a traffic control point inspection in Diyarah, south of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment at Ft. Irwin, Calif.

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Kelly C. Hinz, 30, of Woodbury, Minn.; captain, Marine Corps. Hinz was one of two Marine pilots killed Monday when their single-seat F/A-18 Hornet aircraft crashed in south-central Iraq while flying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The planes had been launched from the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson. He was assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar, Calif.

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Tommy S. Little, 47, of Aliceville, Ala.; staff sergeant, Army National Guard. Little died Monday at Brooke Army Medical Center at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, of injuries suffered April 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee near Iskandariya, south of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 114th Field Artillery Regiment, Army National Guard in Columbus, Miss.

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Derrick J. Lutters, 24, of Burlington, Colo.; specialist, Army National Guard. Lutters was killed May 1 when a car bomb exploded while his unit was inspecting a bridge for enemy tampering along a supply route in Iraq. He was assigned to the 891st Engineer Brigade, Army National Guard in Pittsburg, Kan.

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John E. McGee, 36, of Columbus, Ga.; sergeant, Army National Guard. McGee was killed Monday when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle near the central Iraqi city of Diwaniya. He was assigned to the 2101st Transportation Company, Army National Guard in Camden, Ala.*

Eric W. Morris, 31, of Sparks, Nev.; sergeant, Army. Morris was among four soldiers killed April 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near their Stryker military vehicle in Tal Afar, west of Mosul. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) at Ft. Lewis, Wash.

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Robert W. Murray Jr., 21, of Westfield, Ind.; private first class, Army. Murray was among four soldiers killed April 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near their Stryker military vehicle in Tal Afar, west of Mosul. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment at Ft. Carson, Colo.

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Kenya A. Parker, 26, of Fairfield, Ala.; sergeant, Army. Parker died April 30 in Baghdad of a noncombat-related medical condition. He was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division at Ft. Stewart, Ga.

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Ricky W. Rockholt Jr., 28, of Winston, Ore.; specialist, Army. Rockholt was among four soldiers killed April 28 when an improvised explosive device detonated near their Stryker military vehicle in Tal Afar, west of Mosul. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armor Cavalry Regiment at Ft. Carson, Colo.

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Stephen P. Saxton, 24, of Temecula, Calif.; sergeant, Army. Saxton was killed Tuesday when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during a route security mission in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Ft. Carson, Colo.

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John C. Spahr, 42, of Cherry Hill, N.J.; major, Marine Corps. Spahr was one of two Marine pilots killed Monday when their single-seat F/A-18 Hornet aircraft crashed in south-central Iraq while flying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The planes had been launched from the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson. He was assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar, Calif.

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Joseph S. Tremblay, 23, of New Windsor, N.Y.; corporal, Marine Corps Reserve. Tremblay was killed April 27 in a mine explosion while conducting combat operations in the vicinity of the Hit, in Al Anbar province.

He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve in Moundsville, W.Va.

As part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to the 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

Source: Department of Defense