Military Deaths

The Defense Department last week identified the following American military personnel killed in Iraq and Kuwait or who died at a military hospital of their injuries:

Eugene H.E. Alex, 32, of Bay City, Mich.; staff sergeant, Army. Alex died Sept. 2 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany of injuries suffered Aug. 30 when his unit was attacked with small-arms fire in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team at Ft. Wainwright, Alaska.

Edwin A. Andino II, 23, of Culpeper, Va.; private, Army. Andino was one of two soldiers killed Sept. 3 when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division in Wurzburg, Germany.

Michael L. Deason, 28, of Farmington, Mo.; staff sergeant, Army. Deason was killed Aug. 31 when an armor-piercing grenade struck his Humvee in Ad War, Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division at Ft. Campbell, Ky.

Germaine L. Debro, 33, of Omaha; sergeant, Army National Guard. Debro was killed Monday when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Balad, Iraq, north of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry Regiment, Army National Guard in Fremont, Neb.

Justin W. Dreese, 21, of Northumberland, Pa.; private first class, Army. Dreese was one of two soldiers killed Sept. 2 by mortar fire while on foot patrol in Yusifiya, Iraq, south of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, N.C.

Vincent M. Frassetto, 21, of Toms River, N.J.; private first class, Marine Corps. Frassetto was killed Thursday when a roadside bomb exploded near his convoy vehicle in Iraq’s Al Anbar province, west of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Cliff K. Golla, 21, of Charlotte, N.C.; lance corporal, Marine Corps. Golla was killed Sept. 1 when a roadside bomb exploded near him in Iraq’s Al Anbar province, west of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

David W. Gordon, 23, of Williamsfield, Ohio; sergeant, Army. Gordon was killed Friday when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at Ft. Hood, Texas.

Marshall A. Gutierrez, 41, of Las Vegas, N.M.; lieutenant colonel, Army. Gutierrez died of noncombat-related injuries Monday at Camp Virginia, Kuwait. He was assigned to the Area Support Group in Arijan, Kuwait.

Shane P. Harris, 23, of Las Vegas, N.M.; lance corporal, Marine Corps. Harris was killed Sept. 3 when a roadside bomb exploded near him in Iraq’s Al Anbar province, west of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force in Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Richard J. Henkes II, 32, of Portland, Ore.; sergeant first class, Army. Henkes was killed Sept. 3 when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Mosul, Iraq, northwest of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division at Ft. Lewis, Wash.

Philip A. Johnson, 19, of Hartford, Conn.; lance corporal, Marine Corps. Johnson was killed Sept. 3 in a roadside attack in Iraq’s Al Anbar province, west of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Nicholas A. Madaras, 19, of

Wilton, Conn.; private first class, Army. Madaras was killed Sept. 3 when a roadside bomb exploded near him while on foot patrol in Baqubah, Iraq, north of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at Ft. Carson, Colo.

Hannah L. McKinney, 20, of Redlands; private first class, Army. McKinney was killed Monday in a noncombat-related vehicle accident in Taji, Iraq, north of Baghdad. She was assigned to the 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion at Ft. Lewis, Wash.

Angel D. Mercado-Velazquez, 24, of Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico; staff sergeant, Army. Mercado-Velazquez was killed Sept. 1 by mortar fire while on foot patrol in Yusifiya, Iraq, south of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, N.C.

Jason L. Merrill, 22, of Mesa, Ariz.; sergeant, Army. Merrill was one of two soldiers killed Sept. 3 when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division in Wurzburg, Germany.

Ryan E. Miller, 21, of Gahanna, Ohio; private, Marine Corps. Miller was killed Sept. 3 when his Humvee struck a roadside bomb in Iraq’s Al Anbar province, west of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Ralph N. Porras, 36, of Merrill, Mich.; sergeant, Army. Porras was one of two soldiers killed Sept. 2 by mortar fire while on foot patrol in Yusifiya, Iraq, south of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, N.C.

Jeremy R. Shank, 18, of Jackson, Mo.; private first class, Army. Shank died Wednesday in Balad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his unit was attacked with small-arms fire while on foot patrol in Hawija, Iraq, north of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Jared M. Shoemaker, 29, of Tulsa, Okla.; corporal, Marine Corps Reserve. Shoemaker was killed Monday when a roadside bomb exploded near his armored vehicle in Iraq’s Al Anbar province, west of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve in Broken Arrow, Okla.

Shannon L. Squires, 25, of Virginia Beach, Va.; corporal, Army. Squires died Aug. 28 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, where he was being treated for burns suffered April 21 when a roadside bomb exploded near his convoy vehicle along the main supply route from Kuwait to Baghdad. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Field Artillery Brigade, 18th Airborne Corps Artillery at Ft. Bragg, N.C.

Eric P. Valdepenas, 21, of Seekonk, Mass.; lance corporal, Marine Corps Reserve. Valdepenas was killed Monday when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Fallouja, Iraq, west of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve in Ayer, Mass.

Matthew J. Vosbein, 30, of Metairie, La.; sergeant, Army. Vosbein was killed Aug. 29 when a roadside bomb exploded near him while on foot patrol in Yusifiya, Iraq, south of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Ft. Campbell, Ky.

Christopher G. Walsh, 30, of St. Louis; petty officer second class, Navy Reserve. Walsh was killed Monday when his convoy vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Iraq’s Al Anbar province, west of Baghdad. He was serving as a corpsman assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 24th Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Corps Reserve in Bridgetown, Mo.

Sources: Department of Defense, Times staff reports and the Associated Press