Operation Iraqi Freedom POW-MIA

US POW-MIAs and DUSTWUN
Includes Civilians



CAPTURED - DECEASED

April 16th, 2004 :: Confirmed Captured
USAR SSG Keith M. Maupin
DOI 09 APR 04
(Captured as PFC, Promoted in Absentia 01 MAY 04 to SPC, Promoted in Absentia 01 APR 05 to SGT, Promoted in Absentia 17 SEP 06 to SSG)
Remains Recovered 20 March 2008, Remains Identified 20 March 2008, Change of Status from Missing-Captured to Deceased 31 March 2008.

October 23rd, 2006 :: DUSTWUN
December 11th, 2006 Status Change to Missing-Captured
SPC Ahmed K. Altaie
(Ahmed Qusai al-Taayie)

May 12th, 2007 :: DUSTWUN
June 16th, 2007 2 ID Cards Recovered (Jimenez & Fouty)
29 June 07 Status Changed to Missing-Captured
USA SPC Alex R. Jimenez, 25, of Lawrence, Mass.

USA PVT Byron W. Fouty, 19, of Waterford, Mich.


4 Contractors with a Private Security Firm were abducted when their convoy was attacked, Fall 2006.
No names have been released. They remain missing.

DUSTWUN/ Killed in Captivity
June 19th, 2006 :: Iraqi Locals Report Captured
USA PFC Kristian Menchaca DOI 16 JUN 06
USA PFC Thomas L. Tucker DOI 16 JUN 06
Remains of both Soldiers announced as Identified 22 JUN 06 after recovery

USA PFC Joseph J. Anzack Jr., 20, of Torrance, Calif.
DOI 12 May 2007 - Remains Recovered 23 MAY, 2007

MISSING
April 9th, 2004 :: Civilian (KBR) Timothy "Tim" Bell, DOI 09 APR 04
Convoy Attack, Abu Ghraib Region, Iraq - Same Loss Incident as Tommy Hamill and Matt Maupin

RETURNED TO MILITARY CONTROL 09 JUL 04
CPL Wassef ali Hassoun :: Absent 20 JUN 04, Captured 01 JUL 04

CONFIRMED CAPTURED - RECOVERED 13 APR 03
DOI March 24:
USA Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ronald D. Young Jr., 26, Lithia Springs, Ga.
USA Chief Warrant Officer 2 David S. Williams, 30, Orlando, Fla.

DOI March 23:
USA Spc. Edgar Hernandez, 21, Mission, Texas
USA Spc. Joseph Hudson, 23, Alamogordo, N.M.
USA Spc. Shoshana Johnson, 30, Fort Bliss, Texas
USA Pfc. Patrick Miller, 23, Park City, Kan.
USA Sgt. James Riley, 31, Pennsauken, N.J.

DUSTWUN - RECOVERED 01 APR 03
DOI March 23:
USA PFC. Jessica Lynch, 19, Palestine, West Virginia

DUSTWUN/Missing - Status Changed to KIA
USA SGT Edward J. Anguiano, 24, Brownsville, Texas - Remains ID'd
USA SPC Todd M. Bates, 20, of Bellaire, Ohio - Remains ID'd
USMC LCpl. Thomas A. Blair, 24, Wagoner, OK - Remains ID'd
USA Sgt. George Edward Buggs, 31, Barnwell, SC - Remains ID'd
USMC Pfc. Tamario D. Burkett, 21, Buffalo, NY - Remains ID'd
USMC Cpl. Kemaphoom A. Chanawongse, 22, Waterford, CT - Remains ID'd
USMC Lance Cpl. Donald J. Cline, Jr., 21, Sparks, NV - Remains ID'd
USAF Capt. Eric Das, 30, Amarillo, TX - Remains ID'd
USA Master Sgt. Robert J. Dowdy, 38, Cleveland, OH - Remains ID'd
USA Pvt. Ruben Estrella-Soto, 18, El Paso, TX - Remains ID'd
USMC Pvt. Jonathan L. Gifford, 30, Decatur, Il - Remains ID'd.
USMC Pvt. Nolen R. Hutchings, 19, Boiling Springs, SC - Remins ID'd
USMC Cpl. Evan T. James, 20, Hancock, Il - Remains ID'd
USA Spc. James Kiehl, 22, Comfort, TX - Remains ID'd
USMC Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus, 28, Scott, IO - Remains ID'd
USA Sgt. Elmer C. Krause, 40, of Greensboro, N.C - Remains ID'd
USMC Pfc. Francisco A. Martinez Flores, 21, Los Angeles, CA - Remains ID'd
USA Chief Warrant Officer Johnny Villareal Mata, 35, El Paso, TX - Remains ID'd
USMC Staff Sgt. Donald C. May, Jr., 31, Richmond, VA - Remains ID'd
USMC Lance Cpl. Patrick T. O'Day, 20, Sonoma, CA - Remains ID'd
PFC Kevin C. Ott, 27, of Columbus, Ohio - Remains ID'd
USMC Sgt. Fernando Padilla-Ramirez, 26, Yuma, AZ - Remains ID'd
SFC Gladimir Philippe, 37, of Linden, N.J. - Remains ID'd
USA Pfc. Lori Piestewa, 22, Tuba City, AZ - Remains ID'd
USMC Sgt. Brendon Reiss, 23, Casper, WY - Remains ID'd
USA Pvt. Brandon Sloan, 19, Bedford Heights, OH - Remains ID'd
USA Sgt. Donald Walters, 33, Salem, OR - Remains ID'd
Confirmed as Captured and Executed: 27 MAY 2004 Awarded POW Medal Posthumously
USN Lt. Nathan D. White, 30, Abilene, TX - Remains ID'd
USMC Lance Cpl. Michael J. Williams, 31, Yuma, AZ - Remains ID'd
USAF Major William Watkins, Danville, VA - Remains ID'd

CIVILIAN CAPTIVES - Status Resolved

April 9th, 2004 :: Civilian (KBR) William "Bill" Bradley, DOI 09 APR 04
Convoy Attack, Abu Ghraib Region, Iraq - Same Loss Incident as Tommy Hamill and Matt Maupin
Remains located and Identified January 2005 in vicinity of Loss Incident

August 13th, 2004 :: Captured : Civilian Independent Photojournalist Micah Garen
Kidnapped from Market Nassiriyah, Iraq :: Released 22 August, 2004

June 12th, 2004: Confirmed Captivity: Civilian Paul Johnson, Lockheed Martin Employee.
Executed in Captvity, June 18, 2004, Saudi Arabia :: Partial Remains Recovered

April 09, 2004 :: Confirmed Captivity: Civilian Thomas "Tommy" Hamill, KBR Employee. Captured in Convoy Attack in region of Abu Ghraib, Iraq (Maupin, Bradley & Bell Loss Incident). Escaped Captivity 02 MAY 04, Returned to US

April 09, 2004: Kidnapping not Publicized: Civilian Nicholas E. Berg, Independant Businessman.
Executed in Captivity, May 7-8, 2004, Iraq :: Partial Remains Recovered

September 16th, 2004 :: Confirmed Captivty: Civilian Eugene "Jack" Armstrong, Gulf Services Co.
Kidnapped from home al-Mansour, Baghdad, with Jack Hensley and UK Civilian Ken J. Bigley
Executed in Captivity, September 21, 2004, Iraq :: Remains Recovered

September 16th, 2004 :: Confirmed Captivity: Civilian Jack Hensley, Gulf Services Co.
Kidnapped from home al-Mansour, Baghdad, with Eugene Armstrong and UK Civilian Ken J. Bigley
Executed in Captivity September 20, 2004, Iraq :: Partial Remains Recovered

November 01, 2004 :: Civilian Roy Hallums, Saudi Arabian Trading and Construction Co
Kidnapped al-Mansour, Baghdad
Rescued September 07, 2005