Patrick A. Wanke, 20, Watertown, Wis. Marine Lance Cpl. No … The number of missing has been reduced from 18 to four. Army Sgt. Killed or Died in Southwest Asia. After the Iraqis continued their military build-up in Kuwait, Bush ordered an additional 200,000 troops deployed to prepare for offensive action. Army Pfc. David L. Heyman, 28, Hazelwood, Mo. U.S. Jeffrey T. Middleton, 26, Oxford, Kan. Army Spc. Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses for 2009 The 2009 annual As it turned out, the Scuds bore only conventional warheads, but their terror value was high. Army Spc. Mario Vega Velazquez, 35, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Gary S. Dillon, 29, Du Page County, Ill. Marine Capt. Sgt. Mark J. Gologram, 23, Alliance, Ohio. Tommy D. Butler, 22, Amarillo, Texas. Day Three ground attack Day Three dawned on the largest tank battle in history. U.S. Kevin R. Dolvin, 29, Canton, Ohio. James Wilcher, 25, Crystal Springs, Miss. Ernest Rivers, 26, Anderson, S.C. Army Chief Warrant Officer Carol McKinney, Leslie, Mo. Expected US Casualties From War A Commentary by Dr. Doug Rokke Former US Army's DU team health physicist Former US Army's DU Project Director 10-14-2 The upcoming battle Gulf War II will result in casualties that include: * killed in action * wounded in action * killed in accidents * and additional casualties that do not show up until after the completion of hostilities. Steven P. Farnen, 22, Columbia, Mo. Jeffrey W. Speicher, 20, Ft. Bragg, N.C. Marine Warrant Officer Thomas M. Diffenbaugh, 34, Bakersfield, Calif. Marine Cpl. Overall, the coalition air campaign (consisting mostly of U.S. pilots) accumulated a total of 109,876 sorties over the 43-day air war — averaging 2,555 sorties per day. Twelve American marines lost their lives - the first Allied casualties on land since Desert Storm began 14 days ago. 2nd Class Mark E. Hutchison, 27, Elkins, W.Va. Navy Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Daniel Lupatsky, 22, Centralia, Pa. Navy Fireman Michael N. Manns, Jr., 23, Fredericksburg, Va. Navy Boiler Tech. Army Spc. After a 38-day air campaign, Operation Desert Sabre, a massive ground attack, was launched by Americans and the coalition into both Iraq and Kuwait. Fredrick A. Reid, 33, Harrisburg, Pa. Navy Boiler Tech. Steven Douglas Clark, 22, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. On January 16, 1991, President George H. W. Bush announced the start of what would be called Operation Desert Storm—a military operation to expel occupying Iraqi forces from Kuwait. Roger E. Valentine, 19, Memphis, Tenn. Army Pfc. What was the purpose of Operation desert storm? Reginald C. Underwood, 27, Lexington, Ky. Army Pvt. DATE OF REPORT (Year, Month, Day) 1.5 PAGE COUNT Final I FROM 91/ .903.L.J191 91/3/25 I 85 16. Marine Lance Cpl. Navy Radioman Roderick T. Stewart, 20, Shreveport, La. Desert shield. Wade E. Hector, 22, Newport, N.H. Army Pfc. Iraq inflicted little damage on the American coalition; however, they fired missiles on Israeli citizens. Army Capt. James B. Michael D. Cooke, 22, Willow Grove, Pa. Marine Pfc. John B. Stephens, 26, Morristown, Tenn. Army Spc. Army Spc. Dixon L. Walters Jr., 29, Navarre, Fla. Air Force Maj. Paul J. Weaver, 34, Navarre, Fla. Army Spc. Samuel M. Gardner, Jr., Idalou, Texas, Air Force Master Sgt. Manuel B. Sapien Jr., 22, Denver, Colo. Army Spc. Mark A. Miller, 20, Cannelton, Ind. Dale T. Cormier, 30, Crystal Lake, Ill. Marine Capt. Air Force Maj. Barry K. Henderson, 40, Tuscumbia, Ala. Marine Capt. Air Force Staff Sgt. Beverly S. Clark, 23, Armagh, Pa. Army Pfc. Army Sgt. Timothy W. Romei, 22, San Francisco County, Calif. Marine Sgt. Israelis were awaiting the Scuds with gas masks on, thanks to Saddam's previous threats to burn half of Israel with chemical weapons. Air Force Maj. Peter Samuel Hook, 36, Bishop, Calif. Air Force Capt. The magnitude of the invasion also was a surprise. (U.S. Air Force) (U.S. Air Force) Army Sgt. Fox troop made contact first, destroying a few enemy tanks. William D. Cronin, Jr., 29, Elmhurst, Ill. Marine Capt. That convoy was bombed so relentlessly by the Allies that it came to be known as the "Highway of Death." Sgt. Of those, more than 27,000 sorties struck enemy Scuds, airfields, air defenses, electrical power, biological and chemical weapons caches, headquarters, intelligence assets, communications, the Iraqi army, and oil refineries. Michael Scott Speicher, 33, Jacksonville, Fla. (Pentagon officials believe this downed pilot is dead, but list him as missing because his body hasn’t been recovered.). Persian Gulf War: Casualty Summary (Desert Shield and Desert Storm; as of July 16, 2020) Marine Casualty Type Total Army Air Force Corps Navya Kil ed in Action 143 96 20 22 5 Died of Wounds 4 2 0 2 0 Missing in Action—Declared Dead 0 0 0 0 0 Captured—Declared Dead 0 0 0 0 0 Congressional Research Service 9 link to page 14 link to page 14 link to page 14 American War and Military … Of the 219 (212 men and 7 women) US casualties, 154 were killed in battle and 65 died from nonbattle causes. Robert C. Wade, 31, Hackensack, N.J. Marine Lance Cpl. Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, USA, commander in chief. Adrienne L. Mitchell, 20, Moreno Valley, Calif. Army Spc. Army Sgt. U.S. non-combat related deaths: 145. Christine L. Mayes, 23, Rochester Mills, Pa. Army Cpl. The operations in question were Desert Storm, started in January 1991, as well Desert Fox, which took place on December 17-20, 1998. For 42 consecutive days and nights, the coalition forces subjected Iraq to one of the most intensive air bombardments in military history. Over 900,000 coalition military members were deployed to Desert Storm. Harry G. Hogan, 33, Birmingham, Ala. Air Force Maj. Stephen G. Schramm, 43, Birmingham, Ala. Air Force Capt. Operation Granby was the name of Britain’s Gulf War operations, and over 53,000 troops were involved. THE CHRONOLOGY (pp. Those who had expected an attack, such as the commander of U.S. Central Command, Norman Schwarzkopf, expected a limited attack to seize Kuwaiti oil fields. Eloy A. Rodriguez Jr., 34, Key West, Fla. Army Chief Warrant Officer Michael Anderson, Clarksville, Tenn. Marine Cpl. Killed in Action: Army Spc. James E. Waldron, 25, Jeannett, Pa. Army Spc. William D. Grimm, 28, Hurlburt Field, Fla. Army Sgt. The initial plan to drive Iraqi forces from Kuwait called for a direct offensive aimed at Kuwait City; but Schwarzkopf and other American commanders thought that the risk was too great against heavily armed, well-entrenched defenders. Army Spc. On the morning of January 16, 1991, Allied forces began the first phase of Desert Storm, also known as Desert Shield. Raymond L. Horwath, Jr., 26, Waukegan, Ill. Air Force Airman 1st Class Rocky J. Nelson, 21, New Auburn, Wis. Army National Guard Lt. Col. Joe Henry Hancock, Jr., 49, Nashville, Tenn. Army Pfc. Walls, 20, Hawthorne, Pa. Marine Lance Cpl. Jimmy Dewayne Haws, 28, Travers, Calif. Marine Sgt. Adam T. Hoage, 19, Corona, Calif. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class James F. Crockford, 30, Venice, Calif. Army Staff Sgt. Army Sgt. Subj: THE UNITED STATES NAVY IN "DESERT SHIELD" / "DESERT STORM" Encl: (l) Summary Report.