The Defense Department last week identified the following American military personnel killed in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait and the Indian Ocean nation of Seychelles:
Ivan V. Alarcon, 23, of Jerome, Idaho; staff sergeant, Army. Alarcon was killed Nov. 17 when his Humvee rolled over during combat in Tall Afar, Iraq, near the Syrian border. He was assigned to the 473rd Quartermaster Company at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
Christopher M. Alcozer, 21, of DeKalb, Ill.; private, Army. Alcozer was killed Nov. 19 when his unit was attacked with grenades and small-arms fire in Mosul, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team at Ft. Wainwright, Alaska.
Jonathan F. Blair, 21, of Fort Wayne, Ind.; corporal, Army. Blair was among four soldiers killed Nov. 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near their Humvee during combat in Bayji, Iraq, south of Mosul. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division at Ft. Campbell, Ky.
John W. Dearing, 21, of Hazel Park, Mich.; private first class, Army National Guard. Dearing was killed Monday when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat in Habbaniya, Iraq, west of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment in Saginaw, Mich.
Marc A. Delgado, 21, of Lithia, Fla.; private first class, Army. Delgado was one of two soldiers killed Thursday when an improvised explosive device detonated near their Humvee in Baghdad, causing it to flip into a canal. He was assigned to the 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade at Ft. Lewis, Wash.
Denis J. Gallardo, 22, of St. Petersburg, Fla.; sergeant, Army. Gallardo died of a noncombat-related illness Tuesday in Tall Afar, Iraq, near the Syrian border. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Ft. Carson, Colo.
Dominic J. Hinton, 24, of Jacksonville, Texas; specialist, Army. Hinton was among four soldiers killed Nov. 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near their Humvee during combat in Bayji, Iraq, south of Mosul. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division at Ft. Campbell, Ky.
