This is a list of Bureau of Diplomatic Security personnel Killed in Action (KIA). It includes direct-hire employees as well DS Contractors.
Name | Position | Date of Death | Location of Death | Circumstances |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wright, James N. |
Diplomatic Courier |
22-Feb-43 |
Lisbon, Portugal |
Plane Crash [1] |
White, Homer C. |
Diplomatic Courier |
12-Apr-45 |
Lagos, Nigeria |
Plane Crash[1] |
Dunning, Richard T. |
Diplomatic Courier |
22-Jun-51 |
Sanoyea, Liberia |
Plane Crash[1] |
Fisher, Willard M. |
Diplomatic Courier |
29-Mar-53 |
Mkwaja, Tanganyika |
Plane Crash[1] |
Capozzi, Joseph P. |
Diplomatic Courier |
10-May-63 |
Cameroon |
Plane Crash[1] |
Marshall, James C. |
Marine Security Guard |
31-Jan-68 |
Saigon, South Vietnam |
Attack on Embassy Compound [2] |
Turberville, Charles W. |
Marine Security Guard |
26-Sep-71 |
Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
Attack on Embassy Compound[2] |
Judge, Darwin D. |
Marine Security Guard |
29-Apr-75 |
Saigon, South Vietnam |
Attack on Security Detail [2] |
Mcmahon, CHARLES JR. |
Marine Security Guard |
29-Apr-75 |
Saigon, South Vietnam |
Attack on Security Detail [2] |
Romero, Bobby A. |
Marine Security Guard |
1-Mar-78 |
Paris, France |
Fire in Embassy[2] |
Crowley, Steven J. |
Marine Security Guard |
21-Nov-79 |
Islamabad, Pakistan |
Attack on Embassy Compound - Sniper[2] |
McMaugh, Robert V. |
Marine Security Guard |
18-Apr-83 |
Beirut, Lebanon |
Attack on Embassy Building - VBIED[3] |
Eid, Rafic |
Local National Guard |
18-Apr-83 |
Beirut, Lebanon |
Attack on Embassy Building - VBIED[4] |
Fanous, Farouk |
Local National Guard |
18-Apr-83 |
Beirut, Lebanon |
Attack on Embassy Building - VBIED[5] |
Hassan, Mohamed |
Local National Guard |
18-Apr-83 |
Beirut, Lebanon |
Attack on Embassy Building - VBIED[5] |
Rahhal, Nabih |
DS Contractor |
18-Apr-83 |
Beirut, Lebanon |
Attack on Embassy Building - VBIED[5] |
Gilden, Terry |
PRS Detail (U.S. Army Support) |
18-Apr-83 |
Beirut, Lebanon |
Attack on Embassy Building - VBIED[6] |
Abdou, Fouad |
Local National Guard |
20-Sep-84 |
Beirut, Lebanon |
Attack on Embassy Building - VBIED[7] |
Ayache, Kassem |
Local National Guard |
20-Sep-84 |
Beirut, Lebanon |
Attack on Embassy Building - VBIED [7] |
Maalouf, Edward |
Local National Guard |
20-Sep-84 |
Beirut, Lebanon |
Attack on Embassy Building - VBIED [7] |
Kwiatkowski, Patrick R. |
Marine Security Guard |
19-Jun-85 |
San Salvador, El Salvador |
Assassinated at a café[2] |
Handwork, Thomas T. |
Marine Security Guard |
19-Jun-85 |
San Salvador, El Salvador |
Assassinated at a café[2] |
Dickson, Bobby Joe |
Marine Security Guard |
19-Jun-85 |
San Salvador, El Salvador |
Assassinated at a café[2] |
Weber, Gregory H. |
Marine Security Guard |
19-Jun-85 |
San Salvador, El Salvador |
Assassinated at a café[2] |
Lariviere, Ronald Albert |
Special Agent |
21-Dec-88 |
Lockerbie, Scotland |
Plane Crash - Terrorist Bomb[8] |
O'Connor, Daniel Emmett |
Special Agent |
21-Dec-88 |
Lockerbie, Scotland |
Plane Crash - Terrorist Bomb[8] |
Jesse Nathan Aliganga |
Marine Security Guard |
8-Aug-98 |
Nairobi, Kenya |
VBIED attack on Embassy[9] |
Mwilla, Abbas William |
Local National Guard (contract) |
8-Aug-98 |
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
VBIED attack on Embassy[10] |
Nyumbu, Bakari |
Local National Guard (contract) |
8-Aug-98 |
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
VBIED attack on Embassy[10] |
Rajabu, Mtendeje |
Local National Guard (contract) |
8-Aug-98 |
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
VBIED attack on Embassy[10] |
Mahundi, Ramadhani |
Local National Guard (contract) |
8-Aug-98 |
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
VBIED attack on Embassy[10] |
Paul, Elia Elisha |
Local National Guard (contract) |
8-Aug-98 |
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
VBIED attack on Embassy[11] |
Foti, Seth J. |
Diplomatic Courier |
23-Aug-00 |
Manama, Bahrain |
Plane Crash[1] |
Branchizio, John E. |
PRS Detail |
15-Oct-03 |
Gaza Strip |
Motorcade - Roadside IED[12] |
Linde, John M. |
PRS Detail |
15-Oct-03 |
Gaza Strip |
Motorcade - Roadside IED [13] |
Parsons, Mark T. |
PRS Detail |
15-Oct-03 |
Gaza Strip |
Motorcade - Roadside IED [13] |
Gurung, Bhim Bahadur |
Local National Guard (contract) |
0/0/04 |
Baghdad, Iraq |
Unknown Line of Duty Death[14] |
Limbu, Gobind Raj |
Local National Guard (contract) |
0/0/04 |
Baghdad, Iraq |
Unknown Line of Duty Death[14] |
Thakuri, Gagan Chand |
Local National Guard (contract) |
0/0/04 |
Baghdad, Iraq |
Unknown Line of Duty Death[14] |
Chhetri, Tilak Ram Bhat |
Local National Guard (contract) |
0/0/04 |
Baghdad, Iraq |
Unknown Line of Duty Death[14] |
Phalane, Elias |
Local National Guard |
00-00-04 |
South Africa |
Unknown Line of Duty Death[14] |
Batz, Francisco |
Local National Guard (Contract) |
00-Aug-04 |
Guatemala |
Killed While Intervening in Robbery at Annex [14] |
Ibabao, Ferdinand |
PRS Detail (contract) |
14-Oct-04 |
Baghdad, Iraq |
Suicide Bomber in Café[14] |
Pinsonneault, John Albert |
PRS Detail (contract) |
14-Oct-04 |
Baghdad, Iraq |
Suicide Bomber in Café[14] |
Osborne, Steven Ray |
PRS Detail (contract) |
14-Oct-04 |
Baghdad, Iraq |
Suicide Bomber in Café[14] |
Miner, Eric |
PRS Detail (contract) |
14-Oct-04 |
Baghdad, Iraq |
Suicide Bomber in Café[14] |
Seitz, Edward Joseph |
Special Agent |
24-Oct-04 |
Baghdad, Iraq |
Attack on Embassy Compound - Rocket[14] |
Sadik, Jaufar |
Local National Guard (contract) |
6-Dec-04 |
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Attack on Embassy Compound[14] |
Gore, Robert Jason |
PRS Support (Contract) |
21-Apr-05 |
Iraq |
Helicopter Crash - missile attack[15] |
Petrik, Luke Adam |
PRS Support (Contract) |
21-Apr-05 |
Iraq |
Helicopter Crash - missile attack[15] |
Smith, Eric |
PRS Support (Contract) |
21-Apr-05 |
Iraq |
Helicopter Crash - missile attack[15] |
Patterson, David |
PRS Support (Contract) |
21-Apr-05 |
Iraq |
Helicopter Crash - missile attack[15] |
Obert, Jason |
PRS Support (Contract) |
21-Apr-05 |
Iraq |
Helicopter Crash - missile attack[15] |
Mcgovern, Steven |
PRS Support (Contract) |
21-Apr-05 |
Iraq |
Helicopter Crash - missile attack[15] |
Hundley, Curtis |
PRS Support (Contract) |
21-Apr-05 |
Iraq |
Helicopter Crash - missile attack[15] |
Cantrell, James |
PRS Support (Contract) |
12-Mar-05 |
Hillah,Iraq |
Motorcade - Roadside IED[16] |
Durr, Bruce |
PRS Support (Contract) |
12-Mar-05 |
Hillah,Iraq |
Motorcade - Roadside IED[17] |
Jaichner, Thomas |
PRS Support (Contract) |
10-May-05 |
Ramadi, Iraq |
PRS Foot Movement - Sniper Fire[18] |
Sullivan, Stephen Eric |
Special Agent |
19-Sep-05 |
Mosul, Iraq |
Motorcade - VBIED Attack[19] |
Tocci, Peter J. |
PRS Detail (contract) |
19-Sep-05 |
Mosul, Iraq |
Motorcade - VBIED Attack[20] |
Shepard, David R. |
PRS Detail (contract) |
19-Sep-05 |
Mosul, Iraq |
Motorcade - VBIED Attack[19] |
Webb, Kenneth D. |
PRS Detail (contract) |
19-Sep-05 |
Mosul, Iraq |
Motorcade - VBIED Attack[19] |
Pole, Robert |
PRS Detail (contract) |
7-Sep-05 |
Basrah, Iraq |
Motorcade - Roadside IED[21] |
Mccoy, Robert |
PRS Detail (contract) |
7-Sep-05 |
Basrah, Iraq |
Motorcade - Roadside IED[21] |
Hyatt, Ronald |
PRS Detail (contract) |
7-Sep-05 |
Basrah, Iraq |
Motorcade - Roadside IED[21] |
Young, Ryan |
PRS Detail (contract) |
7-Sep-05 |
Basrah, Iraq |
Motorcade - Roadside IED[21] |
Ekele, Thea'a |
security (contract) |
00-00-2006 |
Baghdad, Iraq |
Bomb attack while off duty in Baghdad[22] |
Habeeb, Wassan |
security (contract) |
00-00-2006 |
Baghdad, Iraq |
Targeted in a drive-by shooting while off duty[22] |
|
Surveillance Detection |
8-Sep-06 |
Kabul, Afghanistan |
VBIED attack near Embassy[23] |
Casavant, Casey |
PRS Support (Contract) |
23-Jan-07 |
Baghdad, Iraq |
Helicopter shot down during motorcade support[24] |
Gernet, Steven |
PRS Support (Contract) |
23-Jan-07 |
Baghdad, Iraq |
Helicopter shot down during motorcade support[25] |
Johnson, Ronald |
PRS Support (Contract) |
23-Jan-07 |
Baghdad, Iraq |
Helicopter shot down during motorcade support[21] |
Laguna, Arthur |
PRS Support (Contract) |
23-Jan-07 |
Baghdad, Iraq |
Helicopter shot down during motorcade support[26] |
Stanfield, Shane |
PRS Support (Contract) |
23-Jan-07 |
Baghdad, Iraq |
Helicopter shot down during motorcade support[18] |
Quitugua, Christopher Albert |
PRS Support (Contract) |
19-Jun-08 |
Iraq |
Motorcade - accident[27] |
Al-Faqih, Mukhtar Ahmed |
Local Guard |
17-Sep-08 |
Sanaa, Yemen |
Attack on Embassy Compound - VBIED, Small Arms[28] |
|
Local Guard (Contract) |
2009-00-00 |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Mobile Residential Patrol - Small Arms[29] |
Tressler, Roland |
PRS Support (Contract) |
17-Jul-09 |
Iraq |
Helicopter crash - training accident[30] |
Hinchman, William "Sonny" |
PRS Support (Contract) |
17-Jul-09 |
Iraq |
Helicopter crash - training accident[31] |
Onateh, Daniel |
Local Guard (Contract) |
11-Jun-09 |
Abujah, Nigeria |
Diplomatic Residential Compound - Small Arms[32] |
Leotti, Nicholas |
PRS Support (Contract) |
8-Feb-10 |
Tampa, FL |
Burns from Helicopter crash 17 July 2009 Baghdad, Iraq[33] |
|
security (contract) |
22-Jul-10 |
Baghdad, Iraq |
Attack on Embassy Compound - Rocket[34] |
|
security (contract) |
22-Jul-10 |
Baghdad, Iraq |
Attack on Embassy Compound - Rocket[34] |
|
security (contract) |
22-Jul-10 |
Baghdad, Iraq |
Attack on Embassy Compound - Rocket[34] |
|
Local Guard |
7-Aug-12 |
Tripoli, Libya |
Accidental Gate Failure[35] |
Aqlan, Qassim |
RSO Investigator |
11-Oct-12 |
Sanaa, Yemen |
Assassinated in vehicle[36] |
Akarsu, Mustafa |
Local National Guard |
2013-Feb-1 |
Ankara, Turkey |
Attack on Embassy Compound -Suicide Bomber[37] |
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