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Wisconsin soldiers killed in Iraq
Ninety-one soldiers have been killed in Iraq since the war started in 2003. For more information, consult the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count.| Name and description |
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| Army Spc. Robert Rieckhoff, 26, of Kenosha, died March 18, 2010, in Baghdad after a rocket-propelled grenade hit the watchtower where he was on guard duty. |
| Sgt. Earl D. Werner, 38, of Mondovi, died on August 28, 2009, after insurgents attacked his vehicle. |
| Spc. Steven J. Christofferson, 20, of Cudahy, was killed by a roadside bomb on April 21, 2008. |
| Marine Cpl. Richard Nelson, 23, of Kenosha, was killed by a roadside bomb on April 14, 2008, in Anbar Province. |
| Marine Lance Cpl. Dean D. Opicka, 29, of Casco/Waukesha, was killed by a roadside bomb on April 14, 2008, in Anbar Province. |
| Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Frost, 24, of Waukesha, died on March 3 near Bayji in a helicopter crash. |
| Army Pfc. Keith E. Lloyd, 26, of Milwaukee, died in Tal Afar on Jan. 12, 2008, when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. |
| Army Sgt. 1st Class Matthew I. Pionk, 30, of Oliver (near Superior), died on Jan. 9, 2008, in a blast that killed six soldiers in Sinsil during a renewed push against al-Qaida strongholds outside of Baghdad. |
| Army Pfc. Timothy R. Hanson, 23, of Kenosha, died on Jan. 7, 2008, from injuries suffered when he was hit by enemy small arms fire in Salmon Pak, southwest Baghdad. |
| Cpl. Jason F. Lemke, 30, of West Allis, died on Jan. 5, 2008, from wounds suffered when his vehicle was hit by a bomb in Ibrahim Al Adham. |
| Army 2nd Lt. Tracy Alger, 30, of New Auburn, died on Nov. 1, 2007, when a homemade bomb exploded near her Humvee. |
| Army Sgt. Louis A. Griese, 30, of Sturgeon Bay, died on Oct. 31 of wounds suffered when a bomb detonated near his vehicle north of Samarra. |
| Army Reservist Specialist Rachael Hugo, 24, of Madison, was killed on Oct. 5 in Bayji, Iraq, when insurgents attacked her unit using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. |
| Army Capt. Derek Dobogai, 26, of Fond du Lac, was among 14 U.S. troops killed when a Black hawk helicopter crashed in northern Iraq on Aug. 22, 2007. |
| Marine Cpl. Matthew Zindars, 21, of Watertown, was killed on July 24, 2007, while on patrol in Ramadi when a roadside bomb exploded. |
| Chief Petty Officer Pat Wade, 38, of Manawa, was killed on July 17, 2007, when his vehicle was hit by an explosive in Samarra. |
| Army Sgt. Tyler Kritz, 21, of Eagle River, was died on June 3, 2007, following a roadside bomb explosion. |
| Army Sgt. First Class Scott Brown, 33, of Brookfield, was killed on May 18, 2007, after his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Baghdad. |
| Seargeant First Class Jesse B. Albrecht, Hager City, died on May 17, 2007, when a homemade bomb detonated near his vehicle. |
| Army Pvt. First Class Nicholas Riehl, 21, of Shiocton, died on April 27, 2007, in Fallujah from wounds sustained when a bomb detonated near his unit during a combat patrol. |
| National Guard Staff Sgt. Robert Basham, 22, of Kenosha, died on April 14, 2007, from injuries suffered in a noncombat incident in Qatar. |
| Marine Lance Cpl. Harry H. Timberman, 20, of Minong, died on March 17, 2007, from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province. |
| Jon B. St. John II, 25, of Vinland, was killed on Jan. 27, 2007, by an explosive device near Baghdad. |
| Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Matus, 19, of Weyerhaeuser, was killed in Anbar Province on Jan 21, 2007. |
| Army Cpl. Matthew Tyler Grimm, 21, of Wisconsin Rapids, was killed on Jan. 15, 2007, when the vehicle in which he was riding was hit by a roadside bomb. |
| Marine Cpl. Josh Schmitz, 21, of Loyal, died on Dec. 26, 2006. Killed in combat operations in Al Anbar province. |
| Army Pvt. Evan A. Bixler, 21, of Racine, died on Dec. 24, 2006, of wounds from enemy indirect fire received during security operations. |
| Marine Capt. Kevin Kryst, 27, of West Bend, died on Dec. 18, 2006, from injuries received in fighting in al-Anbar province. |
| Marine Lance Cpl. Jesse D. Tillery, 19, of Vesper, died on Dec. 2, 2006, from wounds received during combat in Al Anbar province. |
| Capt. Rhett Schiller, Waterford, was killed on Nov. 16, 2006, in Balad Ruz. |
| Luke Zimmerman, 24, of the town of Green Bay, was killed in Iraq on Oct. 27, 2006. |
| Cpl. Kenneth Cross, of Superior, was killed on Aug. 27, 2006, by a roadside bomb. |
| Army Pfc Sean Novak, 21, of Two Rivers, was killed on Aug. 27, 2006, as a result of an explosion while he was riding in an armored vehicle. |
| Wisconsin National Guard Spc. Ryan Jopek, 20, of Merrill, was killed on Aug. 1 by an explosive device near Tikrit. |
| Wisconsin National Guard Spec. 4 Steve Castner, 27, of Cedarburg, was killed on July 24, 2006, in an explosion. |
| U.S. Naval Reserve Petty officer 2nd Class Jamie Jaenke, 30, of Bay City, died on June 5, 2006. He was killed during an IED attack in Al Anbar Province. |
| Army Pfc. Grant Allen Dampier, 22, of Merrill, died on May 15, 2006. He was killed when his Humvee hit a roadside bomb in Balad, 50 miles north of Baghdad. |
| Army Spc. Eric D. Clark, 22, of Pleasant Prairie, died on May 11, 2006. He was killed when his Humvee hit a roadside bomb in Baghdad. |
| Army Sgt. Nathan J. Vacho, 29, of Janesville, died on May 5, 2006. He died from injuries he received when a homemade roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. |
| Marine Lance Corporal Eric A. Palmisano, 27, of Florence, died on April 2, 2006. He was killed after the truck he was riding in rolled over in a flash flood near Al Asad. His body was missing for more than a week. |
| Marine Lance Corporal Adam VanAlstine, 21, of Superior, died on Feb. 25, 2006. Killed by a roadside bomb in Ramadi. |
| Marine Sgt. Andy A. Stevens, 29, of Tomah, died Dec. 1, 2005. Killed by a bomb near Fallujah. |
| Army Pvt. 1st Class Alex Gaunky, 19, of Sparta, died Nov. 18, 2005. Killed when his Humvee was struck by another vehicle near Beiji. |
| Army Spc. Benjamin A. Smith, 21, of Hudson, died Nov. 2, 2005. Killed when a bomb exploded near his Humvee near Baghdad. |
| Army Reserves Sgt. 1st Class Matthew R. Kading, 32, of Madison, died Oct. 31, 2005. Injured when an explosive denonated near his vehicle near Tikrit. He died at a San Antonio army hospital. |
| Army National Guard Specialist Michael J. Wendling, 20, of Mayville, died Sept. 26, 2005. Killed by a roadside bomb while riding in a Humvee near Basra. |
| Army National Guard Sergeant Andrew P. Wallace, 25, of Oshkosh, died Sept. 26, 2005. Killed by a roadside bomb while riding in a Humvee near Basra. |
| Army Sergeant 1st Class Trevor J. Diesing, 30, of Plum City, died Aug. 25, 2005. Killed by a roadside bomb attack. |
| Marine Reserves Staff Sergeant Chad J. Simon, 32, of Monona, died Aug. 4, 2005. Injured by a roadside bomb near Fallujah. Died from the injuries at a Madison hospice. |
| Army Captain Benjamin D. Jansky, 28, of Oshkosh, died July 27, 2005. Killed after his vehicle was involved in an accident with another military vehicle in Al Taqaddum. |
| Army Specialist John O. Tollefson, 22, of Fond du Lac, died July 27, 2005. Killed by an improvised explosive device while on patrol. |
| Army Specialist Charles A. Kaufman, 20, of Fairchild, died June 26, 2005. Killed after a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee in Baghdad. |
| Marine Lance Cpl. John J. Mattek Jr., 24, of Antigo, died June 13, 2005. Died from injuries suffered during an explosion in Al Anbar province. |
| Army Spc. Eric Poelman, 21, of Racine, died June 5, 2005. Killed when a bomb detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad. |
| Chief Warrant Officer Joshua Scott, 28, of Sun Prairie, died May 27, 2005. Died from injuries sustained in Buhriz when his OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter came under attack and crashed. |
| Army Sargeant Mark Maida, 22, of Madison, died May 26, 2005. Killed when his Humvee struck a homemade bomb 40-miles south of Baghdad. |
| Army Sgt. Andrew Bossert, 24, of Fountain City, died March 7, 2005. Killed when a car exploded near him while working at a checkpoint. |
| Army Sgt. 1st Class Donald W. Eacho, 38, of Black Creek, died March 4, 2005. |
| Marine Lance Cpl. Travis M. Wichlacz, 22, of West Bend, died Feb. 5, 2005. Killed by an explosion in the Babil Province. |
| Staff Sgt. Todd Olson, 36, of Loyal, of the Wisconsin Army National Guard, died Dec. 26, 2004. Died from injuries suffered in Samarra after his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb. |
| Marine Pfc. Brent Vroman, 21, of Omro, died Dec. 13, 2004. Died from wounds received in an explosion during combat operations in Babil Province. |
| Marine Lance Cpl. Richard D. Warner, 22, of Waukesha, died Dec. 13, 2004. Died from wounds received in an explosion during combat operations in Babil Province. |
| Marine Pfc. Ryan Cantafio, 22, of Beaver Dam, died Nov. 25, 2004. Killed by a roadside bomb in the Babil Province. |
| Marine Sgt. Benjamin Edinger, 24, of Green Bay, died Nov. 23, 2004. Died in a Maryland hospital after suffering shrapnel wounds from an improvised explosive device |
| Army Pfc. Isaiah Hunt, 20, of Suamico, died Nov. 14, 2004. Killed as a result of a vehicle accident just north of Baghdad. |
| Marine Cpl. Brian P. Prening, 24, of Sheboygan County, died Nov. 12, 2004. Killed in Babil Province during small-arms fire. |
| Army Reserves Staff Sgt. Todd R. Cornell, 38, of West Bend, died Nov. 9, 2004. Killed in Fallujah during small-arms fire. |
| Marine Cpl. Bobby Warns, 23, of Waukesha, died Nov. 8, 2004. Killed in an explosion outside of Fallujah. |
| Marine Lance Cpl. Shane K. O'Donnell, 24, of DeForest, died Nov. 8, 2004. Killed in an explosion while conducting combat operations near Baghdad. |
| Marine Lance Cpl. Daniel R. Wyatt, 22, of Racine, died Oct. 12, 2004. Killed by a homemade bomb in the Babil Province. |
| Marine Pfc. Andrew Halverson, 19, of Muscoda, died Oct. 9, 2004. Died as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province. |
| Marine Cpl. Adrian V. Soltau, 21, of Milwaukee, died Sept. 13, 2004. Killed in an explosion during fighting around Fallujah. |
| Staff Sgt. Stephen G. Martin, 39, of Rhinelander, of the Army Reserves' 330th Military Police Detachment, died July 2, 2004. Died from injuries received when a truck bomb exploded near his checkpoint at Mosul. |
| Sgt. Charles Kiser, 37, of Cleveland, of the Army Reserves' 330th Military Police Detachment, died June 24, 2004. Killed by a car bomb in Mosul. |
| Army Spc. Michael McGlothin, 21, of Milwaukee, died April 17, 2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device went off near his patrol in Baghdad. |
| Spc. Michelle Witmer, 20, of New Berlin, with the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 32nd Military Police Company, died April 9, 2004. Killed when her Humvee was attacked in Baghdad. |
| Marine Cpl. Jesse Thiry, 23, of Casco, died April 5, 2004. Killed in fighting in Fallujah. |
| Marine Pfc. Ryan Jerabek, 18, of Hobart, died April 6, 2004. |
| Army Pfc. Sean Schneider, 22, of Janesville, died March 29, 2004. Killed when his convoy was struck by an improvised explosive device near Baghdad. |
| Army Capt. John F. Kurth, 31, of Columbus, died March 13, 2004. Killed by an improvised bomb while on patrol in Tikrit. |
| Spc. Bert E. Hoyer, 23, an Army reservist from Ellsworth, died March 10, 2004. Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his convoy. |
| Pfc. Nichole M. Frye, 19, an Army reservist from Lena, died Feb. 16, 2004. Killed when an improvised bomb struck her convoy. |
| Maj. Christopher J. Splinter, 43, of Platteville, died Dec. 24, 2003. Killed when his vehicle hit a homemade bomb near Samarra. |
| Army Pfc. Rachel Bosveld, 19, of Waupun, died Oct. 26, 2003. Killed during a mortar attack at a Baghdad police station. |
| Army 2nd Lt. Jeremy L. Wolfe, 27, of Menomonie, died Nov. 15, 2003. Killed when two Black Hawk helicopters collided during training in Mosul. |
| Army Spc. Eugene A. Uhl III, 21, of Amherst, died Nov. 15, 2003. Killed when two Black Hawk helicopters collided during training in Mosul. |
| Army Sgt. Warren S. Hansen, 36, of Clintonville, died Nov. 15, 2003. Killed when two Black Hawk helicopters collided during training in Mosul. |
| Army Spc. Paul J. Sturino, 21, of Rice Lake, died Sept. 22, 2003. Died from a non-hostile gunshot wound. |
| Army Reservist Sgt. Dan Gabrielson, 40, of Frederic, died July 9, 2003. Killed when his convoy came under attack north of Baghdad. |
| Army Maj. Mathew Schram, 36, of Brookfield, died May 26, 2003. Killed when his convoy was ambushed in Hadithah. |
| Marine Sgt. Kirk Straseskie, 23, of Beaver Dam, died May 19, 2003. Died after he jumped into the Shat al-Hillah Canal in an attempt to rescue victims of a helicopter crash about 60 miles south of Baghdad. |
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