DoD Identifies Army Casualty
December 02, 2003

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Spc. Uday Singh, 21, of Lake Forest, Ill., was killed on Dec. 1 in Habbaniyah, Iraq. Singh died of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his patrol.

Singh was assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, based in Fort Riley, Kan.

The incident is under investigation.