Tennessee Casualties in the War On Terror

Master Sgt. Jefferson Donald Davis, 39, of Watauga, Tennessee, Killed 5 Dec. 2001. Detachment A574, 3rd Army Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group -a 17-year-veteran of Desert Storm and numerous Southeast Asian operations - one of the first Americans to killed in combat in the War on Terror in Afghanistan when a bomb from coalition forces accidentally targeted him and two other Special Forces officers.

Spc. Thomas A. Foley III, 23 Dresden, Tennessee, 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Killed when a grenade exploded inside his Humvee in Iraq on April 14, 2003

Sgt. Kenneth W. Harris Jr., 23, of Charlotte, Tennessee, 212th Transportation Company, Army Reserves, Died of injuries in a two-vehicle accident that happened when a supply convoy came under small-arms fire southeast of Diwaniya, Iraq, on August 20, 2003

Staff Sgt. David L. Loyd, 44, of Jackson, Tennessee, 1175th Transportation Company, Tennessee Army National Guard, Died of a heart attack while on a mission. Was pronounced dead at a Kuwaiti hospital on August 5, 2003.

Army Sgt. 1st Class William M. Bennett, 35, of Seymour, Tennessee, Killed 12 September 2003 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his unit executed a raid on enemy forces. Assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.

2nd Lt. Richard Torres, 25, of Clarksville, Tennessee, Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Killed in combat operations when his convoy was struck by a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 6, 2003

Lt. Col. Kim S. Orlando, 43, of Nashville, Tennessee, Headquarters, 716th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade, was attempting to negotiate with a group of armed men who had gathered near a Karbala, Iraq, mosque after curfew on October 16, 2003. The Iraqis opened fire, killing Orlando, who was serving as the battalion's commanding officer.

Staff Sgt. Morgan D. Kennon, 23 of Memphis, Tennessee, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Killed at his post guarding a bank in Mosul, Iraq, when it came under rocket-propelled grenade attack on November 7, 2003

Staff Sgt. Nathan J. Bailey, 46, of Nashville, Tennessee, 1175th Transportation Company, Tennessee Army National Guard, Died in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, from a non-hostile gunshot wound on November 12, 2003

Army Chief Warrant Officer Alexander S. Coulter, 35, of Bristol, Tennessee, Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 124th Signal Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Hood, Texas. Killed 17 November 2003 in Baqubah, Iraq, while he was in a convoy traveling to Tikrit and his vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device.

Sgt. 1st Class Gregory B. Hicks, 35, of Duff, Tennessee, B Troop, 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was onboard was shot down during a medical evacuation mission in Falluja, Iraq, on January 8, 2004

Capt. Brent L. Morel, 27, of Martin, Tennessee, Company B, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Killed by hostile fire during combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on April 7, 2004

Staff Sgt. Don S. McMahan, 31, of Nashville, Tennessee, Killed when his convoy was attacked by rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 9, 2004
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher E. Watts, 28, of Knoxville, died April 24, 2004 in the Northern Persian Gulf as a result of a waterborne attack. He was assigned to the USS Firebolt, forward deployed to Manama, Bahrain

Spc. Ervin Caradine Jr., 33, of Memphis, Tennessee, 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Killed when the convoy vehicle he was in was hit by a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 2, 2004

Staff Sgt. Todd E. Nunes, 29, of Chapel Hills, Tennessee, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Killed when his convoy was attacked after a roadside bomb exploded in Kirkuk, Iraq, on May 2, 2004

Marine Lance Cpl. Jeremiah E. Savage, 21, of Livingston, Tennessee, died May 12, 2004 of wounds received due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Lance Cpl. Timothy R. Creager, 21, of Millington, Tennessee, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Died in combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on July 1, 2004

PFC David L. Potter, 22, of Johnson City, Tennessee, 115th Forward Support Bn., 1st Cavalry Div. Died of non-combat related injuries in Baghdad, Iraq on August 7, 2004.

Spc. Marco D. Ross, 20, of Memphis, Tennessee, Company A, 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Killed in a mortar attack on his camp in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 25, 2004

Spc. Brandon M. Read, 21, of Greeneville, Tennessee, 125th Transportation Company. Killed when his convoy came under attack by hostile forces using an improvised explosive device in Qayyarah West, Iraq, on September 6, 2004

1st Lt. Andrew K. Stern, 24, of Germantown, Tennessee, 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Died from injuries received during combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on September 16, 2004

Pfc. James W. Price, 22, of Cleveland, Tennessee, 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division,. Killed when an improvised explosive device hit his convoy vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 18, 2004

Sgt. Morgan W. Strader, 23, of Crossville, Tennessee 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. Died as the result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on November 12, 2004

Cpl Brad P. McCormick, 23, Overton, Tennessee, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Div. Marine Corps Reserve. Died from hostile action in An Anbar Province, Iraq on 19 August 2004

George D. Harrison, 22, of Knoxville, Tennessee, 293rd Military Police Company, 3rd Military Police Battalion (Provisional), 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga. died December 2, 2004 in Mosul, Iraq, when his humvee was attacked by enemy forces.

Spc. Cory M. Hewitt, 26, of Stewart, Tennessee 705th Ordnance Company, Killed by a suicide bomber who detonated an explosive inside the mess hall at Camp Marez in Mosul, Iraq, on December 21, 2004

Sgt. Paul W. Thomason III, 37, of Talbot, Tennessee, G Troop, 2nd Squadron, 278th Regimental Combat Team, Tennessee Army National Guard, Killed by a roadside bomb detonated near his heavy equipment truck in a supply convoy outside of Kirkuk, Iraq, on March 20, 2005

Sgt. 1st Class Stephen C. Kennedy, 35, of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, D Troop, 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard Killed when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces in Balad Ruz, Iraq, on April 4, 2005

Sgt. Alfred B. Siler, 33, of Duff, Tennessee Support Squadron, 278th Regimental Combat Team, Tennessee Army National Guard, Died in a Humvee accident in Tuz, Iraq, on May 25, 2005

Staff Sgt. Mark O. Edwards, 40, of Unicoi, Tennessee, Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard, died from a non-combat related cause at a forward operating base near Tuz, Iraq, on June 9, 2005

Pfc. Nathan B. Clemons, 20, of Winchester, Tennessee, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Died from injuries received when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Ar Rutbah, Iraq, on June 14, 2005

Master Sgt. Michael L. McNulty, 36, of Knoxville, Tennessee Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, killed when his unit was attacked with enemy small-arms fire during combat operations in Qaim, Iraq, on June 17, 2005

Sgt. James D. Stewart, 29, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, 57th Transportation Company, 10th Mountain Division, Killed when a roadside bomb detonated near his military cargo truck in Ar Rutba, Iraq, on June 21, 2005

Spc. James D. Carroll, 23, of McKenzie, Tennessee, 230th Engineer Battalion, Tennessee Army National Guard, Killed by a roadside bomb that was detonated near his Humvee near Baghdad, Iraq, on July 31, 2005

Staff Sgt. Asbury F. Hawn II, 35, of Lebanon, Tennessee, 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard, killed August 14, 2005, in Tuz, Iraq, He died of wounds received when his Humvee was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire during a mounted patrol.

Spc. Gary L. Reese Jr., 22, of Ashland City, Tennessee, 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard killed August 14, 2005, in Tuz, Iraq, He died of wounds received when his Humvee was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire during a mounted patrol.

Sgt. Shannon D. Taylor, 30, of Smithville, Tennessee, 3rd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard, killed August 14, 2005, in Tuz, Iraq, He died of wounds received when his Humvee was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire during a mounted patrol.

Spc. Joseph Hunt, 27, of Sweetwater, Tennessee, 3rd Squadron 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment Tennessee Army National Guard, killed August 22, 2005, in Samarra, Iraq, while conducting patrol operations when an improvised explosive device detonated near their Humvee

Sgt. Victoir Lieurance, 34 of Seymour, Tennessee, 3rd Squadron 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment Tennessee Army National Guard, killed August 22, 2005, in Samarra, Iraq, while conducting patrol operations when an improvised explosive device detonated near their Humvee

Spc. Luke C. Williams, 35, Knoxville, Tennessee, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment,
2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division Killed Sept. 5, 2005 in Baghdad, Iraq, when the
HMMWV he was riding in accidentally rolled over into a ditch.

Spc. Brian J. Schoff, 22, of Manchester, Tenn.,2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 28, 2006 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV.

Cpl. Rusty L. Washam, 21, of Huntsville, Tennessee 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, killed when a suicide car bomber attacked their vehicle near Qaim, Iraq, on February 14, 2006.

Capt. Jeremy A. Chandler, 30, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Died of non-hostile injuries while he was conducting training operations at Forward Operating Base Ripley in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, on August 11, 2005

Pfc. Daniel B. McClenney, 19, Shelbyville, Tennessee, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Died from hostile fire near Bari Khout in Afghanistan's Kunar Province, which borders Pakistan, on June 24, 2004

Master Sgt. James W. Ponder III, 36, Franklin, Tennessee, Headquarters Company, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, One of 16 U.S. troops killed when a MH-47D Chinook helicopter was shot down while trying to reinforce a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team near Asadabad, Afghanistan, in Kunar Province on June 28, 2005