DoD Casualty Report for September 20 - 26

Arlington National Cemetery

The Department of Defense announced this week the death of seven service members who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

+Sgt. William D. Brown III, 44, of Franklin, N.C., died Sept. 19, in Laghman Province, Afghanistan, from a non-combat incident. The soldier's death is under investigation.  Brown was assigned to the 94th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Polk, Louisiana.

+Spc. James T. Wickliffchacin, 22, of Edmond, Oklahoma, died Sept. 20 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations in Pul-E-Alam, Afghanistan on Aug. 12.  He was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, Fort Stewart, Georgia.

On Sept. 21, three soldiers died at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with small arms fire while conducting range training in Gardez, Paktia Province, Afghanistan.

Killed were:

+Staff Sgt. Liam J. Nevins, 32, of Denver, CO, assigned to 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, Watkins, Colorado.

+Staff Sgt. Timothy R. McGill, 30, of Ramsey, N.J., assigned to 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, Middletown, R.I.

+Spc. Joshua J. Strickland, 23, of Woodstock, GA, assigned to Group Support Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.

On Sept. 22, two sailors were killed as a result of an MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter crash while operating in the central Red Sea. Both sailors were assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Six at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California.

Killed were:

+Lt. Cmdr. Landon L. Jones, 35, of Lompoc, California, and

+Chief Warrant Officer Jonathan S. Gibson, 32, of Aurora, Oregon.