The Pentagon’s public casualty database now places Carrollton native Army Pvt. Isabella Gonzales and three other soldiers who died in July under “Overseas Operations,” separate from the 14 deaths listed under Operation Epic Fury, according to two published reports.
Previous DFW Daily Brief coverage identified Gonzales as a 19-year-old from Carrollton who was killed in Jordan. The new development concerns how the Pentagon categorizes her death in its public records.
What the numbers show
The separate category contains four July Army deaths, while Operation Epic Fury lists 14 deaths.
“Overseas Operations” also lists 207 wounded service members. That figure cannot be treated as a confirmed Iran-conflict injury count: published reporting could not establish that every one of the 207 was injured in that conflict.
What remains unexplained
The category says it covers casualties beginning July 7, after fighting between the United States and Iran resumed.
The Pentagon had not explained why the four deaths were classified separately when the reports were published. Officials previously attributed changes in the casualty system to anomalies and temporary data disruptions, but the rationale for this classification remained unresolved.
The database is updated over time, so its entries and totals may change.
