In Memoriam:
United States Army Counterintelligence Special Agent Line-of-Duty Deaths
This section is dedicated to the Special Agents of United States Army Counterintelligence (ACI) who have paid the ultimate price in defending the country. Due to lost records pertaining to the original predecessor organizations of ACI: the Corps of Intelligence Police (CIP) and the Counter-Intelligence Corps (CIC), this list only contains those line-of-duty deaths since the CIC ended in 1961. However, the service and sacrifice of CIP & CIC agents will still never be forgotten. If you see an inaccuracy on this page, please e-mail us at: info@acisaa.org and we will do our best to correct it immediately.
Timothy P. Martin
Special Agent (Sergeant)
2/14th CAV, 25th Infantry Division
Died:
8 February 2008
Special Agent Martin was one of four soldiers killed in Taji, Iraq when his M-1126 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle was struck by a deep-buried Improvised Explosive Device (IED).
Alan G. Rogers
Special Agent (Major)
1st Military Transition TM, 1st Infantry Division
Died:
27 January 2008
Special Agent Rogers died from wounds suffered when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq.
Yari Mokri
Special Agent (Specialist)
3rd STB, 25th Infantry Division
Died:
6 December 2006
Special Agent Mokri died as a result of injuries he received when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated near the vehicle he was in while on patrol in Hawijah, Iraq.
Matthew C. Frantz
Special Agent (Specialist)
1st BCT, 101st Airborne Division
Died:
20 January 2006
Special Agent Frantz was one of four Soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated near their Humvee vehicle during patrol operations near Hawijah, Iraq.
Donald D. Griffith Jr.
Special Agent (Staff Sergeant)
2/14th Cavalry Regiment
Died:
11 March 2005
Special Agent Griffith was killed by enemy action in Tal Afar, Iraq, while trying to protect Soldiers during a suicide bombing attack.
Cari A. Gasiewicz
Special Agent (Sergeant)
202nd MI Battalion, 513th MI Brigade
Died:
4 December 2004
Special Agent Gasiewicz was killed when two Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) detonated near her convoy in Baqubah, Iraq. In 2005, the 202nd MI Battalion Headquarters at Fort Gordon was named in Special Agent Gasiewicz's honor. The Defense Language Institute, Presidio de Monterey, California, also named a building after her in 2012.
Richard S. Eaton Jr.
Special Agent (Staff Sergeant)
323rd MI Battalion (U.S. Army Reserves)
Died:
12 August 2003
Special Agent Eaton died in Ramadi, Iraq, due to complications related to heat stress and exertional rhabdomyolysis, after a prolonged 24-hour firefight in Hit located in Al Anbar Province.
Loren R. Woodrow
Special Agent (Staff Sergeant)
313th MI Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division
Died:
8 July 1997
Special Agent Woodrow was killed in the crash of a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter in North Carolina with five others during a reconnaissance training operation.
Charles D. McKee
Special Agent (Major)
Intelligence Support Activity
Died:
21 December 1988
Major McKee was killed on Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, while redeploying from a sensitive mission, as a result of a terrorist bomb. McKee and his team were part of a classified hostage rescue unit. He was a highly qualified Special Forces and intelligence operator, and a distinguished graduate of the counterintelligence course. He was posthumously awarded the Legion of Merit.
Larry F. Jagard
Special Agent (First Lieutenant)
Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV)
Died:
26 July 1972
Special Agent Jagard was killed while on duty in Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam, when the vehicle he was in crashed.
Thomas M. Lejeune
Special Agent (Staff Sergeant)
Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV)
Died:
5 June 1972
Special Agent Lejeune was killed in Pleiku Province, Vietnam, while on a Technical Surveillance Counter Measure (TSCM) mission for MACV-SOG when the C-46 aircraft he was in crashed for unknown reasons.
James A. Wells
Special Agent (Captain)
Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV)
Died:
16 September 1971
Special Agent Wells was killed in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam leading a reaction team of police to investigate the death of several South Vietnamese officers. Upon arrival Wells and those with him were ambushed, and Wells was killed by small arms fire during the ensuing battle. His actions this day led to Wells being awarded the Silver Star for gallantry.
Edmund E. Roberge
Special Agent (Sergeant First Class)
Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV)
Died:
16 March 1971
Special Agent Roberge was killed in Pleiku Province, Vietnam, when the compound he was in was overrun by hostile forces. Roberge was seen defending the perimeter of the compound when he was shot by small arms fire and succumbed to his wounds.
John L. Grimes
Special Agent (Sergeant)
25 MI Detachment, 25th infantry Division
Died:
31 May 1970
Special Agent Grimes was killed while on duty in Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam, from an apparent accidental gunshot wound to his head from his service pistol.
Elvernon Peele
Special Agent (Captain)
525th Mi Group
Died:
26 July 1969
Special Agent Peele was killed as the result of injuries he sustained the previous day in Pleiku Province, Vietnam, when the UH-1H helicopter he was a passenger in crashed into Dragon Mountain due to heavy fog.
Jay L. Everett
Special Agent (Sergeant First Class)
135th MI Group
Died:
25 July 1969
Special Agent Everett was killed in Pleiku Province, Vietnam, when the UH-1H helicopter he was a passenger in crashed into Dragon Mountain due to heavy fog.
James C. Nicholson
Special Agent (Sergeant First Class)
525th MI Group
Died:
2 January 1969
Special Agent Nicholson was killed in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam. After experiencing a traumatic incident during the course of his duties, Nicholson suffered a heart attack and ultimately died.
Gregory K. Whitehouse
Special Agent (Captain)
541st MI Detachment, 11th Armored Calvary Regiment
Died:
6 March 1968
Special Agent Whitehouse was killed in Long Khan, Province, Vietnam, when a command-detonated land mind exploded near him during an ambush of the team he was with.
Richard P. Frasca
Special Agent (Corporal)
191st MI Company, 1st Calvary Division
Died:
21 February 1968
Special Agent Frasca was on duty at Camp Kistler, Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, when the camp came under a hostile rocket and mortar attack. Frasca was mortally wounded in the attack, and died later that night at a U.S. military hospital in Da Nang.
Barry L. Wolk
Special Agent (Corporal)
525th MI Group
Died:
3 February 1968
Special Agent Wolk died as the result of hostile gun fire when the Hue Regional Office in Thua Thien province, Vietnam came under attack.
Terry C. Walley
Special Agent (Sergeant)
525th MI Group
Died:
6 January 1968
Special Agent Walley was killed in the line-of-duty in Vinh Long Province, Vietnam, when the jeep he was driving hit an enemy land mine.
Hugh G. Willard
Special Agent (Sergeant)
Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV)
Died:
23 December 1967
Special Agent Willard was killed in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam as the result of hostile small arms fire.
Samuel C. Phillips III
Special Agent (Sergeant)
525th MI Group
Died:
2 October 1967
Special Agent Phillips was killed in Lam Dong Province, Vietnam, when the aircraft he was a passenger in was shot down.
Kenneth I. Finkel
Special Agent (Corporal)
135th MI Group
Died:
20 September 1967
Special Agent Finkel was accidentally killed by non-hostile action during the course of his duties in Quang Tri province, Vietnam.
Dennis L. Holm
Special Agent (First Lieutenant)
524th MI Detachment
Died:
22 May 1967
Special Agent Holm was killed by small arms fire in Vietnam while on duty participating in a "hearts and minds" mission, teaching at a Catholic school in the Chinese quarter.
James H. Ishihara
Special Agent (Chief Warrant Officer 3)
MAAG, 704th Intel Corps Detachment (CI)
Died:
10 March 1963
Special Agent Ishihara was killed in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam, when the helicopter he had been riding in suddenly crashed, killing several on board.