The Defense Department last week identified the following American military personnel killed in Iraq or who died at a military hospital of their injuries:
Wilson A. Algrim, 21, of Howell, Mich.; private first class, Army National Guard. Algrim was among three guardsmen killed Dec. 23 when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Salman Pak, south of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment in Big Rapids, Mich.
John Barta, 25, of Corpus Christi, Texas; specialist, Army. Barta was killed Dec. 23 in a mortar attack on his unit in Buhriz, northeast of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division at Ft. Hood, Texas.
Evan A. Bixler, 21, of Racine, Wis.; private, Army. Bixler was killed in combat Dec. 24 during security operations in Hit, west of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division in Baumholder, Germany.
John T. Bubeck, 25, of Collegeville, Pa.; sergeant, Army. Bubeck died Tuesday of injuries suffered a day earlier when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad. Two other soldiers were killed in the blast Monday. Bubeck was assigned to the 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division in Schweinfurt, Germany.
Hayes Clayton, 29, of Fairburn, Ga.; captain, Army. Clayton was one of two soldiers killed Monday when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 842nd Military Training and Transition team, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division at Ft. Riley, Kan.
Michael J. Crutchfield, 21, of Stockton; specialist, Army. Crutchfield died of a noncombat-related injury Dec. 23 in Balad, north of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment at Ft. Bragg, N.C.
Jason C. Denfrund, 24, of Cattaraugus, N.Y.; sergeant, Army. Denfrund was killed Monday when a roadside bomb exploded near his unit while on patrol in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) at Ft. Drum, N.Y.
Elias Elias, 27, of Glendora; specialist, Army. Elias was killed Dec. 23 when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle while on patrol in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division at Ft. Carson, Colo.
