United States Department of Defense

            The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.   The soldiers were killed on Nov. 15 when two 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Mosul, Iraq.  Killed were:

 

            Pfc. Damian L. Heidelberg, 21, of Batesville, Miss.   Heidelberg was assigned to 1^st Battalion, 187^th Infantry Regiment, 101^st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

 

            Spc. Jeremiah J. Digiovanni, 21, of Tylertown, Miss.   Digiovanni was assigned to 4^th Battalion, 101^st Aviation Regiment, 101^st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

 

            There are three additional fatalities from this incident pending next of kin notification.

 

            The incident is under investigation.