Daily U.S. Casualties 5/5/2004

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Daily U.S. Casualties 5/5/2004

As of Tuesday, 756 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq last year, according to the Department of Defense. Of those, 549 died as a result of hostile action and 207 died of non-hostile causes.

The British military has reported 58 deaths; Italy, 17; Spain, eight; Bulgaria, six; Ukraine, four; Thailand, two; Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia and Poland have reported one each.

Since May 1, 2003, when President Bush declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 618 U.S. soldiers have died -- 440 as a result of hostile action and 178 of nonhostile causes, according to the military's numbers.

The latest deaths reported by U.S. Central Command:


Four 1st Infantry Division soldiers died from injuries sustained when their Humvee rolled over during a combat patrol near Khalis, Iraq.

The latest identifications reported by the Defense Department:



Marine Gunnery Sgt. Ronald E. Baum, 38, Hollidaysburg, Pa.; killed May 3 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, from hostile action; assigned to 2nd Intelligence Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force; Camp Lejeune, N.C.


Army Staff Sgt. Erickson H. Petty, 28, Fort Gibson, Okla., killed May 3 in Salman Al Habb, Iraq, from attack of small arms fire while providing security at weapons cache; assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 35th Ar mor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Smith Barracks; Baumholder, Germany.


Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael C. Anderson, 36, Daytona, Fla.; killed May 2 in the Al Anbar Province, Iraq, from hostile fire; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14; Jacksonville, Fla.


Army Spc. Ervin Caradine, Jr., 33, Memphis, Tenn.; killed May 2 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle hit an explosive; assigned to the Army's 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division; Fort Hood, Texas.


Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Trace W. Dossett, 37, Orlando, Fla.; killed May 2 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, from hostile fire; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14; Jacksonville, Fla.


Army Pvt. Jeremy L. Drexler, 23, Topeka, Kan.; killed May 2 in Baghdad when his convoy vehicle hit an explosive; assigned to the Army's 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division; Fort Hood, Texas.


Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ronald A. Ginther, 37, Auburndale, Fla.; killed May 2 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, from hostile fire; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14; Jacksonville, Fla.


Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert B. Jenkins, 35, Stuart, Fla.; killed May 2 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, from hostile fire; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14; Jacksonville, Fla.


Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott R. McHugh, 33, Boca Raton, Fla.; killed May 2 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, from hostile fire; assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14; Jacksonville, Fla.


Army Staff Sgt. Todd E. Nunes, 29, Chapel Hills, Tenn.; killed May 2 in Kirkuk, Iraq, when his convoy was attacked by an explosive and small arms fire; assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division; Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.


Army Capt. John E. Tipton, 32, Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; killed May 2 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, from an explosion during combat operations; commanded Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division; Fort Riley, Kan.


Army Sgt. Joshua S. Ladd, 20, Fort Gibson, Miss.; killed May 1 in Mosul, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle hit an explosive; assigned to the Army National Guard's 367th Maintenance Company; DeKalb, Miss.


Army Spc. Ramon C. Ojeda, 22, Ramona, Calif.; killed May 1 in Al Amarah, Iraq, when his convoy was attacked; assigned to the Army's 84th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks; Honolulu, Hawaii.


Army Staff Sgt. Oscar D. Vargas-Medina, 32, Chicago; killed May 1 in Al Amarah when his convoy was attacked; assigned to the Army's 84th Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks; Honolulu, Hawaii.


Army Staff Sgt. Kendall Thomas, 36, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; died April 28 in Baghdad, Iraq, in vehicle accident; assigned to Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division; Fort Hood, Texas.