DoD Casualty list for December 15 - 21

The Department of Defense announced this week the death of six soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  They died Dec. 17, in Now Bahar, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered as a result of a helicopter crash. The incident is pending investigation.

 

Killed were:

+Chief Warrant Officer 2 Randy L. Billings, 34, of Heavener, Oklahoma. 

+Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua B. Silverman, 35, of Scottsdale, Arizona.

+SGT Peter C. Bohler, 29, of Willow Spring, N.C. 

 

They were assigned to the 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

 

+SGT 1st Class Omar W. Forde, 28, of Marietta, Ga., assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

+Staff SGT Jesse L. Williams, 30, of Elkhart, Indiana, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

 

Spc. Terry K. D. Gordon, 22, of Shubuta, MS, assigned to 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

 

The Department of Defense announced this week the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. 

 

+Petty Officer 1st Class James L. Smith, 38, of Huffman, Texas, died Dec. 11, in Landstuhl, Germany, from a non-combat related incident.  Smith was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 28, Shreveport, Louisiana.