Ansong, Theophilus Kwaku
In 13 10.8 / 050 51.6, ALBORAN SEA on February 4, 2009, the NAVY lost PO1 Ansong, Theophilus Kwaku of CENTREVILLE, VA, 34, serving with LPD 17 SAN ANTON.
Their Story
The NAVY, LPD 17 SAN ANTON, sent Ansong, Theophilus Kwaku of CENTREVILLE, VA, then 34, ? PO1 ? to Iraq.
Killed on February 4, 2009 in 13 10.8 / 050 51.6, ALBORAN SEA, Ansong, Theophilus Kwaku was one of the 4418 Americans the country lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began March 19, 2003 with the US-led invasion. The stated justification ? weapons of mass destruction ? was never found. Seven years of occupation, insurgency, and sectarian war followed, killing 4,418 Americans and an estimated 200,000 Iraqi civilians.
The NAVY recorded his death in the line of duty. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Ansong, Theophilus Kwaku was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.