Portraits: Killed In Action

name branch age home KIA Last
SGT Christopher AbeytaArmy23Midlothian3/15/09Abeyta
SGT Matthew S AdamsMarine26Silvis7/25/04Adams
PVT Christopher M AlcozerArmy21Villa Park11/19/05Alcozer
SSG Roberto AndradeArmy26Chicago1/18/09Andrade
Staff Sgt Christopher AntonikMarine29Crystal Lake7/11/10Antonik
MAJ David AudoArmy35Saint Joseph10/27/09Audo
PFC David BadieArmy23Rockford8/1/08Badie
MAJ Robert BaldwinArmy39New Boston9/21/10Baldwin
GySgt Terry W Ball JrMarine36East Peoria8/5/05Ball Jr
1LT Debra A BanaszekArmy35Bloomington10/28/05Banaszek
SPC Collier E. BarcusArmy21McHenry7/8/04Barcus
SGT Franklin D Barnett JrArmy29Scott Air Force Base6/7/09Barnett Jr.
Staff Sgt Justus BarteltMarine27Polo7/16/10Bartelt
SPC Christopher BartkiewiczArmy25Dunfermline9/30/08Bartkiewicz
SGT Michael P. BartleyArmy23Barnhill1/15/11Bartley
LCPL Jordan BasteanMarine19Pekin, IL10/23/11Bastean
Cpl Jonathan S BeattyMarine22Ottawa1/27/05Beatty
Capt Ryan A BeaupreMarine30Bloomington3/21/03Beaupre
Cpl Christopher BelchikMarine27Alton8/22/04Belchik
SSGT Jeremy BessaArmy26Woodridge2/20/09Bessa
SGT Bradley H BesteArmy22Naperville8/4/06Beste
Cpl Scott BiesterfeldMarine26Aurora3/30/08Biesterfeld
SSG Mario J BievreArmy34Glendale Heights6/23/06Bievre
CPL Albert BittonArmy20Chicago2/20/08Bitton
CPL Christopher BoydMarine22Palatine8/19/10Boyd
Capt Todd BracyAir Force34Murphysboro3/31/05Bracy
CPL Phillip BrodnickArmy25New Lenox8/22/07Brodnick
PFC Ja-mal BryantArmy22Belleville9/27/08Bryant
CPL Ryan J BuckleyArmy21Hillsboro6/23/06Buckley
SSGT Jason Evan BurkholderArmy27Elida, Ohio2/8/09Burkholder
PVT Matthew BushArmy20East Alton8/8/03Bush
SPC Norman L Cain IIIArmy22Mt. Morris3/15/09Cain III
PO2 Anthony CarbullidoNavy25Agat Guam8/8/08Carbullido
PFC Sean T CardelliMarine20Downers Grove2/1/06Cardelli
SPC Ryan G CarlockArmy25Macomb9/9/03Carlock
SPC Miguel CarrasquilloArmy25River Grove8/9/05Carrasquillo
SGT David CarusoMarine25Naperville11/9/04Caruso
CPL Daniel CastilloArmy20Streator1/10/05Castillo
Lance CPL Alec CatherwoodMarine19Bryon10/14/10Catherwood
SPC Jessica L CawveyArmy21Normal10/6/04Cawvey
SSG William D ChaneyArmy59Schaumburg5/18/04Chaney
Cpl Kevin M ClarkeMarine21Tinley Park2/19/05Clarke
SPC Karen N CliftonArmy22Mount Zion6/21/07Clifton
LCpl Jonathan W CollinsMarine19Crystal Lake8/8/04Collins
SGT Pedro J ColonArmy25Cicero2/19/07Colon
Lance CPL Kenneth CorzineMarine23Bethalto12/24/10Corzine
CPL Jeremiah D CostelloArmy22Carlinville6/2/07Costello
SSG Alexander CrackelArmy31North Aurora2/24/05Crackel
PVT Timothy W CrislipArmy22Elmhurst6/15/07Crislip
CPT James S CroninAir Force32Elk Grove Village3/31/05Cronin
MSgt Thomas CrowellAir Force36O'Fallon11/1/07Crowell
SGT Sirlou C CuaresmaArmy25Chicago6/21/06Cuaresma
Cpl Ryan J CummingsMarine22Streamwood6/3/06Cummings
Capt. Brandon L. CyrAir Force28Oswego, IL4/27/13Cyr
LCPL Nickolas A. DanielsMarine25Elmwood Park11/5/11Daniels
SSG Carletta DavisArmy36Decatur11/5/07Davis
SGT Edward G Davis IIIMarine31Waukegan4/28/06Davis
SSG Bryant DavisNavy36Chicago11/7/01Davis
SSG Edwin H DazaChaconArmy38Shiloh2/13/06DazaChacon
LCpl Jesse D De La TorreMarine29Aurora4/16/07De La Torre
SGT Jason C DenfrundArmy24Gurnee12/25/06Denfrund
Cpl Benjamin DesiletsMarine21Elmwood5/22/07Desilets
Ranger SPC Joseph Dimock IIArmy21Wildwood7/10/10Dimock II
PFC Adam E. DobereinerArmy21Moline11/18/11Dobereiner
CW2 Christopher B DonaldsonArmy28Effingham5/5/06Donaldson
SPC James Michael DorseyArmy23Beardstown2/8/09Dorsey
SFC Shawn C DostieArmy32Granite City12/30/05Dostie
SGT Justin DuffyArmy32Cozad, Nebraska6/2/09Duffy
SPC William D DusenberyArmy30Fairview Heights11/15/03Dusenbery
James Ebbers (Mil Police)Army19Tinley Park10/14/02Ebbers
PFC Shawn C EdwardsArmy20Bensenville4/23/04Edwards
PFC Wyatt D EisenhauerArmy26Pinckneyville5/19/05Eisenhauer
SSG James D EllisArmy25Chicago10/2/06Ellis
SSG Jordan EmrickMarine26Hoyleton11/5/10Emrick
SGT Daniel EshbaughArmy43West Chicago9/18/08Esbaugh
SGT Blake EvansArmy24Rockford5/25/08Evans
SSG Donald B FarmerArmy33Zion12/19/04Farmer
Sen CPO Theodore Fitz-HenryNavy41Forest Park6/15/04Fitz-Henry
SGT Kraig D. FoyteckArmy26Skokie10/30/06Foyteck
LCpl Phillip E. FrankMarine20Elk Grove4/8/04Frank
SSgt Jacob L. FrazierAir Force24St. Charles3/29/03Frazier
SPC Ryan C GarbsArmy20Edwardsville2/18/07Garbs
SGT Landis W GarrisonArmy23Port Byron4/29/04Garrison
SSG John GastonArmy26Waynesville3/8/08Gatson
SPC Ronald W GeburArmy23Delavan5/13/06Gebur
1LT David L GiaimoArmy24Waukegan8/12/05Giaimo
Cpl Peter J GiannopoulosMarine22Inverness11/11/04Giannopoulos
2LT Richard B GienauArmy29Peoria2/27/05Gienau
Pvt Jonathan L GiffordMarine30Decatur3/23/03Gifford
SGT Thomas M GilbertMarine24Downers Grove10/25/06Gilbert
PFC Gregory R GoodrichArmy37Bartonville4/9/04Goodrich
SSG Daniel G GreshamArmy23Lincoln2/24/05Gresham
SFC Ronald Aaron GriderArmy30Brighton9/18/10Grider
SGT Kevin GriecoArmy35Bartlett10/27/08Grieco
SPC James T GrijalvaArmy26Burbank10/12/05Grijalva
PFC Leonard GulczynskiArmy19Carol Stream9/17/08Gulczynski
Cpl James HaleArmy23Naperville8/13/08Hale
SSG Maun F. Hardy IIIArmy24East Dundee11/8/07Hardy III
SSG Gary R HarperArmy29Virden10/9/05Harper
SGT Joshua HarrisArmy21Forest Park9/17/08Harris
PFC Torry D HarrisArmy21Chicago7/13/04Harris
SSG Ryan HauptArmy24Franklin Park10/17/06Haupt
SGT Jack T HennessyArmy21Naperville10/1/04Hennessy
SGT Rickie Hiatt JrArmy29Bartonville10/25/07Hiatt Jr
CPL Casey HillsArmy23Salem6/24/09Hills
LCpl Joshua M HinesMarine26Olney10/15/06Hines
SFC James T HoffmanArmy41Palatine1/27/04Hoffman
SSG Lincoln D. HollinsaidArmy27Malden4/7/03Hollinsaid
LCpl Raymond J HolzhauerMarine19Dwight3/15/07Holzhauer
SGT Nick HopperMarine27Montrose9/8/07Hopper
Pfc. Gunnar HotchkinArmy31Naperville6/16/10Hotchkin
SGT Jessica M HousbyArmy23Milan2/9/05Housby
SGT William R HowdeshellArmy37Springfield7/26/07Howdeshell
SPC Cory A. HubbellArmy20Urbana6/25/03Hubbell
PO1 Thomas C HullNavy41Princeton8/2/05Hull
MSGT David HurtArmy36Oak Park2/20/09Hurt
SGT Grzegorz JakoniukArmy25Schiller Park11/30/05Jakoniuk
Cpl Evan T. JamesMarine20LaHarpe3/24/03James
CPT Benjamin JanskyArmy28Fox Lake7/27/08Jansky
SPC William A Jeffries 39Evansville3/31/03Jeffries
SrA Daniel JohnsonAir Force23Schiller Park10/5/10Johnson
PFC Howard JonesArmy35Chicago5/18/08Jones
Cpl Forest J JostesArmy22Albion4/4/04Jostes
LCpl Adam W KaiserMarine19Naperville12/1/05Kaiser
Cpl Brian KennedyMarine25Glenview3/20/03Kennedy
PFC Danny KimmeArmy27Fisher1/16/08Kimme
PFC Justin KingArmy30Robinson8/5/06King
LCpl Nicholas B. KleiboekerMarine19Irvington5/13/03Kleiboeker
LCpl Jakub D. KowalikMarine21Schaumburg5/12/03Kowalik
Medic Rachel LacyArmy22Lynwood4/4/03Lacy
SPC Charles LambArmy23Casey9/5/04Lamb
SGT Andrew W LancasterArmy23Stockton8/11/07Lancaster
CPT Kevin C LandeckArmy26Wheaton2/2/07Landeck
PFC Ryan J LarsonArmy19Friendship, WI6/15/11Larson
LCpl Nicholas D LarsonMarine19Wheaton11/9/04Larson
CPL Shawn T Lasswell JrArmy21Alton4/23/06Lasswell
SSG Paul LatourneyArmy28Roselle3/2/07Latourney
LT Ryan D LeDucMarine28Pana9/24/04LeDuc
SPC Robert A LiggettArmy23Urbana5/29/07Liggett
SGT Eric A LillArmy28Chicago7/6/07Lill
SGT Terry M LiskArmy26Fox Lake6/26/06Lisk
Pvt Edwardo Lopez JrMarine21Aurora10/19/06Lopez Jr
CPL Jamie LoweMarine21Johnsonville, IL1/11/10Lowe
SPC Jacob M LowellArmy22New Lenox6/2/07Lowell
CPL Conner T. LowryMarine24Chicago3/1/12Lowry
PFC Caleb A LufkinArmy24Knoxville5/25/06Lufkin
SrA Blanca LunaAir Force27Chicago3/7/08Luna
SPC Bryant J. LuxmoreArmy25New Windsor6/10/12Luxmore
CPT Shane MahaffeeArmy36Gurnee5/15/06Mahafee
LCpl Sean P MaherMarine19Grayslake2/2/05Maher
PFC Matthew MartinekArmy20DeKalb9/11/09Martinek
CPL Alex MartinezMarine21Elgin, IL4/5/12Martinez
LCpl Philip J MartiniMarine24Lansing4/8/06Martini
SPC Keith "Matthew" MaupinArmy20Batavia, OH4/9/04Maupin
Lt. Michael McGreevey Jr.Navy30Naperville6/28/05McGreevey Jr.
CPT Nathan R. McHoneMarine29Crystal Lake1/19/12McHone
CPL Adam McKiskiMarine21Cherry Valley8/8/08McKiski
SGT Jason McLeodArmy22Crystal Lake11/23/09McLeon
Pfc. Andrew N MeariArmy21Plainfield11/1/10Meari
LCpl Matthew MedlicottMarine Waukegan8/25/07Medlicott
SSG Joshua Allen MeltonArmy26Germantown6/19/09Melton
SGT Steven P MennemeyerArmy26Granite City8/8/06Mennemeyer
SSG Jonathon M. MetzgerArmy32Saint Anne1/6/12Metzger
PFC Devin MichelArmy19Stockton10/24/09Michel
Cpl Anthony MihaloMarine23Naperville8/14/08Mihalo
PFC Seth MillerArmy27Monticello4/14/08Miller
SSG Robert J MillerArmy24Wheaton1/25/08Miller
CPT Adam MillerMarine29Midlothian1/22/04Miller
SrA Daniel B Miller JrAir Force24Galesburg1/7/07Miller Jr.
Cpl Nathaniel K MooreMarine23Champaign1/26/05Moore
SPC Jaime MorenoArmy28Round Lake Beach10/13/04Moreno
SFC Ritchie MorganArmy41Murphysboro1/28/08Morgan
Pfc Geoffrey MorrisMarine19Gurnee4/4/04Morris
SGT Shawna MorrisonArmy26Champaign9/5/04Morrison
PO1 Cherie MortonNavy41Rockford4/20/08Morton
LCDR Patrick J MurphyNavy38Flossmoor9/11/01Murphy
SPC Charles L NeeleyArmy19Mattoon8/25/04Neeley
PFC William R NewgardArmy20Arlington Heights12/29/06Newgard
Lance CPL Robert NewtonMarine21Creve Coeur8/23/10Newton
SGT Kenneth Nichols JrArmy28Chrisman12/1/09Nichols Jr.
Cpl Keith NurnbergArmy26Genoa City/McHenry9/5/07Nurnberg
SPC George Obourn JrArmy20Creve Coeur/Naperville10/4/06Obourn
SFC James OchsnerArmy36Waukegan11/15/05Ochsner
PFC Michael Curtis OlivieriArmy26Homer Glen6/6/11Olivieri
Cpl John T OlsonMarine21Elk Grove Village2/21/05Olson
Lance CPL Kevin OratowskiMarine23Wheaton8/18/10Oratowski
PVT Shawn D. PahnkeArmy25Manhattan6/16/03Pahnke
CPL Jacob C PalmatierArmy29Springfield2/24/05Palmatier
Cpl Joshua D. PalmerMarine24Blandinsville11/8/04Palmer
PFC Phillip PannierArmy20Washburn1/8/08Pannier
SPC Schuyler PatchArmy25Kewanee2/24/09Patch
CPT Travis L PatriquinArmy32Lockport12/6/06Patriquin
LCpl Andrew G PattenMarine19Byron12/1/05Patten
SPC Christopher A. PattersonArmy20Aurora, IL1/6/12Patterson
Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian PattonArmy37Freeport11/19/09Patton
SSG Robert J PaulArmy43Chicago9/8/06Paul
CPL Jason PautschArmy20Davenport, Iowa4/10/09Pautsch
SFC Eric P PearrowArmy40Peoria11/24/05Pearrow
PFC Michael PearsonArmy22Bolingbrook11/5/09Pearson
SGT John PenichArmy25Beach Park10/16/08Penich
PFC Shane PenleyArmy19Sauk Village4/6/08Penley
SPC Justin O PenrodArmy24Mahomet8/11/07Penrod
LCpl Neil D PetscheMarine21Lena12/21/04Petsche
SGT Ivory L PhippsArmy44Chicago3/17/04Phipps
LCpl Aaron PickeringMarine20Marion11/10/04Pickering
LCpl Dawid PietrekMarine24Bensenville6/14/08Pietrek
SPC Trevor A. PinnickArmy20Lawrenceville, IL6/12/12Pinnick
PFC Michael Patrick PittmanArmy34Rock Island6/15/07Pittman
SSG Andrew R. PokornyArmy30Naperville6/13/03Pokorny
Staff Sgt. Joshua PowellArmy25Pleasant Plains9/21/10Powell
LCpl Jonathan K PriceMarine19Woodlawn1/13/06Price
LCpl Brandon P RameyMarine22Belvidere11/8/04Ramey
SGT Christopher RamirezArmy34Rockford4/14/04Ramirez
LCpl Hector RamosMarine20Aurora1/26/05Ramos
SPC Brandon RamseyArmy21Calumet City8/11/03Ramsey
PFC Willington RhoadsArmy23Paris7/16/08Rhoads
CPL Demetrius L RiceArmy24Chicago7/14/04Rice
SSG Kenneth L RidgleyArmy30Olney3/30/05Ridgley
SPC Jeremy L RidlenArmy23Paris5/23/04Ridlen
SGT Michael E. RistauArmy25Rockford7/13/12Ristau
SPC Johnathon RivadenieraArmy22Queens, NY9/14/07Rivadeniera
Cpl Allen RobertsMarine21Arcola11/27/07Roberts
SGT Simone RobinsonArmy21Robbins3/1/09Robinson
SPC Brian M RominesArmy20Simpson6/6/05Romines
PO1 Gary T RovinskiNavy44Roseville6/5/06Rovinski
SPC Brandon J. RoweArmy20Roscoe3/31/03Rowe
SGT Christopher M RudzinskiArmy28Rantoul10/16/09Rudzinski
1LT Timothy RyanMarine30North Aurora5/19/03Ryan
MSG Wilberto Sabalu JrArmy36Chicago5/6/07Sabalu
SPC Lukasz SaczekArmy23Lake in the Hills5/10/09Saczek
SPC Adriana SalemArmy21Elk Grove Village3/4/05Salem
SGT Anibal SantiagoArmy37Belvidere7/18/10Santiago
SGT Timothy SayneArmy31Effingham, IL9/18/11Sayne
SPC David A. Schaefer JrArmy27Belleville5/16/09Schaefer Jr
CWO Chris J ScherkenbachArmy40Mt. Prospect6/28/05Scherkenbach
CPT David SchultzArmy25Blue Island1/31/08Schultz
SGT Dean R. ShafferArmy23Pekin, IL4/19/12Shaffer
CDR Dan ShanowerNavy40Naperville9/11/01Shanower
SFC Christopher D ShawArmy37Markham9/29/09Shaw
PVT Randol SheltonArmy22Schiller Park9/4/07Shelton
SPC Kevin ShieldsArmy24Roscoe12/5/07Shields
SPC Ashley SietsemaArmy20River Grove/DeKalb11/12/07Sietsma
SGT Mark A SimpsonArmy40Peoria9/26/10Simpson
SGT Uday SinghArmy21Lake Forest12/1/03Singh
PFC Christopher A. SissonArmy20North Riverside9/2/03Sisson
1LT Brian D. SlavenasArmy30Genoa11/2/03Slavenas
SrA Bradley SmithAir Force24Troy1/3/10Smith
SGT Gerrick SmithArmy24Sullivan7/29/09Smith
1SG Paul SmithArmy38East Peoria6/19/09Smith
SGT Benjamin K SmithMarine19Carterville9/22/04Smith
SSG Edward C. SmithMarine43Chicago4/5/03Smith
1st Lt. Jared William SouthworthArmy26Oakland2/8/09Southworth
Lance CPL John T SparksMarine23Chicago10/8/10Sparks
PFC Cole E SpencerArmy21Gays4/28/07Spencer
LCPL James StackMarine20Arlington Heights11/10/10Stack
SPC Jared StankerArmy22Evergreen Park10/27/09Stanker
SPC Lucas V StarcevichArmy25Canton4/16/07Starcevich
CPT Joshua SteeleArmy26North Henderson6/17/07Steele
Lt Col John SteinAir Force39Bardolph3/23/03Stein
1Lt Andrew K SternMarine24Arlington Heights9/16/04Stern
CPL Joseph StevensonMarine20Downers Grove10/28/07Stevenson
Cpl Ian W StewartMarine21Princeville12/12/04Stewart
LCpl Torrey L. Stoffel-GrayMarine19Patoka4/11/04Stoffel-Gray
SGT Matthew StraughterArmy27Belleville1/31/08Straughter
SGT Scott StreamArmy39Mattoon2/24/09Stream
SPC Vincent M SullivanMarine26Western Springs7/23/04Sullivan
SPC John R SullivanArmy26Countryside11/15/03Sullivan
SSG Michael J SutterArmy28Tinley Park12/26/03Sutter
SPC Christopher SweetArmy28Springfield2/6/09Sweet
MAJ Paul R SyversonArmy32Lake Zurich6/16/04Syverson
CDR Adrian B. SzwecNavy43Chicago4/12/04Szwec
SPC Christopher TalbertArmy24Galesburg7/7/09Talbert
SGT Joshua A TerandoArmy27Morris11/10/05Terando
PO1 Jerry A TharpNavy44Aledo7/12/06Tharp
PFC Adam L ThomasArmy21Palos Hills8/31/03Thomas
SPC Jesse R TiltonArmy23Decatur7/16/10Tilton
CPT John E. TiptonArmy32Collinsville5/2/04Tipton
SGT Andrew R. TobinArmy24Jacksonville8/24/11Tobin
PFC Omar E TorresArmy20Chicago8/22/07Torres
PFC Jacob T TracyArmy20Palestine6/18/07Tracy
CPL Francis M Trussel JrArmy21Lincoln5/26/07Trussel
PFC Nicholas TurcotteArmy23Oak Park12/4/06Turcotte
PVT Scott M TyrrellArmy21Sterling11/20/03Tyrrell
LCpl Drew M UhlesMarine20DuQuoin9/15/04Uhles
1SG Ernest E Utt JrArmy38Hammond6/27/04Utt
PO1 Jennifer A ValdiviaNavy28Cambridge1/16/07Valdivia
Fireman Jack B. ValentineNavy20Zion12/7/06Valentine
SGT Jeffrey Van UsArmy26Plainfield8/14/09Van Us
SGT Joe VanekArmy22Elmhurst11/12/07Vanek
SSG Oscar D Vargas-MedinaArmy32Chicago5/1/04Vargas-Medina
Lance CPL Frederik VazquezMarine20Melrose Park7/24/10Vasquez
SFC Gary VasquezArmy33Highland9/29/08Vasquez
SSG Jason VazquezArmy24Chicago, Logan Sq9/17/08Vasquez
PFC Francheska VelezArmy21Chicago11/5/09Velez
SGT Matthew J VosbeinArmy30West Frankfort8/29/06Vosbein
SGT Christopher A WagenerArmy24Fairview Heights7/1/04Wagener
SPC Kristofer C WalkerArmy20Creve Coeur10/2/06Walker
PFC Jeffrey R WallaceArmy20Hoopeston5/24/05Wallace
SGT Nicholas WalshMarine26Rantoul/Millstadt5/26/07Walsh
SGT Albert WareArmy27Chicago12/18/09Ware
Samuel L. WattsArmy20Wheaton, IL5/19/12Watts
SSG Kyle B WehrlyArmy28Galesburg11/3/05Wehrly
Staff Sgt. Matthew WeikertArmy29Jacksonville7/17/10Weikert
SGT Robert WeingerArmy24Round Lake Beach3/15/09Weinger
SPC Wesley R WellsArmy21Libertyville9/20/04Wells
PVT DeWayne WhiteArmy27Country Club Hills12/3/07White
SGT Cheyenne WilleyArmy36Macomb12/5/05Willey
SPC Derwin WilliamsArmy20Glenwood7/6/09Williams
Lt. Jeffrey A WilliamsArmy41Warrenville9/5/05Williams
SSG Robert WilsonArmy28Taylorville1/26/08Wilson
SGT Jeannette WintersMarine36Chicago1/9/02Winters
SPC Kyle WrightArmy19Romeoville1/13/10Wright
Spc. Brian WrightArmy22Keensburg12/6/05Wright
Cpl Matthew A WyattMarine21Millstadt12/3/04Wyatt
Spc. James C YoungArmy25Rochester11/3/10Young
Cpl Christopher E ZimnyMarine27Glenview1/31/05Zimny
PFC Daniel ZizumboArmy27Chicago2/27/07Zizumbo