Desert Storm
3AD Casualties Desert Storm
3d Armored Division casualties during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm
Killed or Died in Southwest Asia
Wounded in Southwest Asia
Above – The Bronze Star Medal being posthumously awarded to SPC Peter L. Swano, Jr. The soldier accepting the award is SPC Ray Riojas, Peter Swano’s squad leader for Gun 6, 3-5 Cavalry Mortar Platoon.
Above – SSG Roy J. Summerall, killed by a landmine in the vicinity of Safwan, Iraq. This photo, provided by Tom Meara of 4-32 Armor, is thought to be the last picture taken of SSG Summerall.
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| Bishop, Michael SPC | HHC/5-18 IN (maintenance) | Killed by a cluster bomb |
| Dillon, Young M. SGT | HHB/4-82 FA (TF 4-8 CAV FSE) | Killed, possibly by fratricide, when artillery fire burst over his M113. Survived by wife who was expecting 2d child; awarded Silver Star and purple heart posthumously; Aurora, CO |
| Gentry, Kenneth B. SSG | 2/A/4-7 CAV | Killed along with Edwin Kutz on 26 FEB 91 during direct fire engagement with an Iraqi armored unit in a battle later named Battle of 73 Easting. He is survived by his wife and two children; Ringgold, VA |
| Hampton, Tracy SGT | A/2-3 FA | Killed January 1991 in Cement City, Dahran, Saudi Arabia when the water-logged sandbags of his bunker collapsed on him. |
| Jones, Ronald S. SGT | C/4-8 CAV | Killed when fragments of an RPG hit his vehicle and were deflected into the vehicle hatch. |
| Kime, Joseph G. CPT | HHC, 1st BDE (Assist. S4) | Killed March 1991 when his HMMWV hit a mine on a Main Supply Route (MSR). |
| Kutz, Edwin B. SGT | 2/A/4-7 CAV | Killed along with Kenneth Gentry on 26 FEB 91 during direct fire engagement with Iraqi armored unit in a battle later named Battle of 73 Easting; Sunnymeade, CA |
| Lindsey, Scott CPL | HHC/4-18 IN | Killed when vehicle hit mine, survived by wife and 3 children Springdale, AR |
| Maham, Gary PFC | B/143d Signal BN | Killed 30 DEC 90 in vehicle accident in Saudi Arabia |
| Mobley, Phillip D. SPC | B/122d MSB | Killed by a bomblet on 27 FEB 91 Blue Springs, MO |
| Sanders, Henry J. 1SG | SVC/4-82 FA | Killed when run over by truck at night |
| Stephens, Christopher H. SSG | HHC, 4-32 AR (Scout Platoon – HQ26 BC) (HQ26 was an M3 CFV) | Killed in Action when his vehicle was allegedly hit by a Tawakalna Division (“Republican Guard”) T-72 tank; ; possibly fratricide death; survived by his wife and four children; probably fratricide; Houston, TX |
| Stokes, Adrian L. PFC | HHC, 4-32 AR (Scout Platoon – HQ26 Loader) | Killed in Action when his vehicle was allegedly hit by a Tawakalna Division (“Republican Guard”) T-72 tank; possibly fratricide death; probably fratricide; Riverside, CA |
| Summerall, Roy J. SSG | 2/C/4-32 AR (M1A1 Tank Commander) | Killed 2 April 1991 during a patrol when he stepped on a mine or cluster bomb vicinity of the Safwan, Iraq refugee camp. He died during aerial medevac. |
| Swano, Peter L. “Pete” SPC | HHC/3-5 CAV (Mortars) | Died of illness around 20 FEB 1991. He suffered from pneumonia-like symptoms in the Forward Assembly Area (FAA). Circumstances of his diagnosis and treatment are not factually known. He became critically ill, and had to be taken to the battalion aid station. He collapsed and died there just days before the ground attack started. TF 3-5 CAV named the “Black Knight” (chess piece) emblem painted on all combat vehicles “SWANO” in his honor. |
| Walker, Charles S. PFC | B/4-7 CAV | Died from wounds received while conducting a reconnaissance of the Iraqi border on 1 FEB 1991 |
Wounded in Action |
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| Agenstein, Steven S. SPC | A/143 Signal | circumstances unknown |
| Bower, Charles SPC | HHC/4-32 AR | circumstances unknown |
| Braddish, Frank G. PFC | HHC, 4-32 AR (Scout Platoon – HQ26 Scout Driver) | Wounded in Action when his track was allegedly hit by a Tawakalna Division (Republican Guard) T-72 tank; probably fratricide |
| Douglas, James PV2 | A/4-7 CAV | circumstances unknown |
| Daniels, Cor PVT | 4-7 CAV | circumstances unknown |
| Egan, Raymond E. SFC | 2/A/4-7 CAV | circumstances unknown |
| Evans, Efrem Z. SPC | 3/A/4-7 CAV | circumstances unknown; probably same incident as SGT’s Gentry/Kutz |
| Fisher, David PFC | HHC/4-8 CAV | Blisters appeared on Fishers arm shortly after a recon in an Iraqi bunker, it was later confirmed as mustard Gas. |
| Gilbert, Edward SGT | 122 MSB | SGT Edward Gilbert was wounded by the same bomblet that killed SPC Phillip Mobley on 27 FEB 91 |
| Gooch, Robert B. PFC | B/5-18 IN | hit by shrapnel from a cluster bomb while inside his Bradley Fighting Vehicle.” |
| Goodwin, Donald F. SGT | HHC, 4-32 AR (Scout Platoon – HQ26 Gunner) | Wounded in Action when his track was allegedly hit by a Tawakalna Division (Republican Guard) T-72 tank; probably fratricide; St. Peters, MO |
| Jones, Ronald S. SGT | C/4-8 CAV | TC Hatch was open as the .50 cal was struck by an RPG sending shrapnel into the turret wounding him. |
| Jones, Robin L. SSG | C/4-8 CAV | TC Hatch was open as the .50 cal was struck by an RPG sending shrapnel into the turret wounding him. |
| Martyn, Eugene C. PFC | 5-3 ADA | PFC Martyn states that he was injured when he stepped on a land mine during a rest stop on 27 Feb 91, just four hours before the cease fire. |
| McLane, Darren SPC | 4-7 CAV | circumstances unknown |
| Myers, Wimpy L. SSG | 4-7 CAV | circumstances unknown |
| Nelson, David SSG | Unit & circumstances unknown | |
| Nystrom, Erickson S. 2LT | 5-18 IN | circumstances unknown |
| Peters, Stevens SPC | A/5-18 IN | circumstances unknown |
| Smalls, James SSG | 4-34 AR | circumstances unknown |
| Stilen, Troy W. SPC | A/23 EN | circumstances unknown |
| Stout, Aaron SPC | 4-82 FA | circumstances unknown |
| Strong, James W. SGT | 3/A/4-7 CAV | circumstances unknown; probably same incident as SGT’s Gentry/Kutz |
| Torres, Dan SPC | HHC/3-5 CAV | circumstances unknown |
| Vassalotti, Michael 2LT | 3/A/4-7 CAV | circumstances unknown; probably same incident as SGT’s Gentry/Kutz |
| Vaughn, John F. PFC | 4-7 CAV | circumstances unknown |
| West, Gary SPC | A/4-7 CAV | circumstances unknown |
| Wheat, Jerry L. SPC | 4-7 CAV | circumstances unknown |
