User:DS Historian/Bureau of Diplomatic Security KIA

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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