The Department of Defense identified Thursday the four soldiers killed Monday when two OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters crashed Jan. 26 in Kirkuk, Iraq.
They were assigned to the 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. Killed were:
Chief Warrant Officer Philip E. Windorski, Jr., 35, of Bovey, Minn.Chief Warrant Officer Matthew G. Kelley, 30, of Cameron, Mo.Chief Warrant Officer Joshua M. Tillery, 31, of Beaverton, Ore.Chief Warrant Officer Benjamin H. Todd, 29, of Colville, Wash.The OH-58D is a two-seat single engine armed reconnaissance helicopter. The incident is under investigation.