Chanawongse, Kemaphoom Ahn
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Verified At 22, CPL Chanawongse, Kemaphoom Ahn of WATERFORD, CT was serving with the MARINE CORPS, 2D AABN, 2D MARDIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, when he died in AN NASIRIYAH, IRAQ on March 23, 2003. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Chanawongse, Kemaphoom Ahn was 22 and from WATERFORD, CT when he joined the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 2D AABN, 2D MARDIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC as CPL. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
He did not survive OIF. The MARINE CORPS recorded his death on March 23, 2003 in AN NASIRIYAH, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.
The members of 2D AABN, 2D MARDIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC who served alongside him carry his memory. His record in DCAS documents his service and sacrifice during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Explore Further
Chanawongse, Kemaphoom Ahn 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.
