In memoriam
United States service members killed in the Iran war. Every entry on this page is verified against official Department of Defense casualty identifications; nothing here is aggregated or inferred.
As of July 21 reporting, tallies based on Defense Department announcements put American deaths in the war at eighteen; other tallies counting non-combat losses run higher. The Pentagon withholds each name until at least 24 hours after the family has been notified, so this page will always trail the full toll. The service members named below are those publicly identified to date. The others are no less honored here for being, as yet, unnamed.
U.S. Army Reserve · 35 · Winter Haven, Florida
103rd Sustainment Command, Des Moines, Iowa
Killed in an unmanned aircraft attack at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait.
March 1, 2026
Identification: Military Times, citing the Defense DepartmentCourtesy photo via DVIDS / U.S. Army
U.S. Army Reserve · 42 · Bellevue, Nebraska
103rd Sustainment Command, Des Moines, Iowa
Killed in an unmanned aircraft attack at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait.
March 1, 2026
Identification: Military Times, citing the Defense DepartmentCourtesy photo via DVIDS / U.S. Army
U.S. Army Reserve · 39 · White Bear Lake, Minnesota
103rd Sustainment Command, Des Moines, Iowa
Killed in an unmanned aircraft attack at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait.
March 1, 2026
Identification: Military Times, citing the Defense DepartmentCourtesy photo via DVIDS / U.S. Army
U.S. Army Reserve · 20 · West Des Moines, Iowa
103rd Sustainment Command, Des Moines, Iowa
Killed in an unmanned aircraft attack at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait. Posthumously promoted from Specialist.
March 1, 2026
Identification: Military Times, citing the Defense DepartmentCourtesy photo via DVIDS / U.S. Army
U.S. Army · 26 · Glendale, Kentucky
1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade, Fort Carson, Colorado
Died of wounds sustained in the March 1 enemy attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. To be posthumously promoted to Staff Sergeant.
March 8, 2026
Identification: U.S. Army announcementU.S. Army photo
U.S. Army · 19 · Carrollton, Texas
1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Ansbach, Germany
Killed in action during the enemy attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan.
July 17, 2026
Identification: Military.com, citing the Defense DepartmentU.S. Army photo
U.S. Army · 28 · Ozone Park, New York
1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Ansbach, Germany
Killed in action during the enemy attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan. Initially reported missing after the attack; the Defense Department released the identification on July 21 after remains were found at the site.
July 17, 2026
Identification: Military Times, citing the Defense DepartmentCourtesy photo via DVIDS / U.S. Army
U.S. Army · 25 · Ewa Beach, Hawaii
2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Killed in action during the Iranian attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan.
July 18, 2026
Identification: Military.com, citing the Defense DepartmentCourtesy photo via U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command
U.S. Army · 30 · Fayetteville, North Carolina
D Battery, 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Killed in action during the controlled detonation of a downed Iranian one-way attack drone at Erbil Air Base, Iraq. Posthumously promoted to Staff Sergeant and awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
July 19, 2026
Identification: U.S. Army announcementU.S. Army photoThe not yet named
The remaining service members lost in this war have not yet been publicly identified, in keeping with the military’s practice of notifying families first. As official identifications are released, they will be added here — verified, one by one.
About photographs: portraits shown here are official U.S. Army releases, each verified against the Army’s own captioned announcement before publication. Entries without a verified official portrait carry the Gold Star until one is released. Families and units may reach us via the contact page.