Clark, Philip P
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Verified Lance Corporal Philip P. Clark, 19, of Gainesville, Florida, was a U.S. Marine killed in a hostile incident at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, on May 18, 2010.
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Philip P. Clark was a 19-year-old from Gainesville, Florida, who enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He deployed to Afghanistan as a member of the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7, part of the 1st Marine Division (Forward) under I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).
According to U.S. Department of Defense casualty reports, Lance Corporal Clark died on May 18, 2010, from wounds sustained in a hostile incident at Camp Dwyer, a forward operating base in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Marine Corps listed his cause of death as hostile.
Clark's death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In 2010, U.S. and coalition forces, particularly Marines in Helmand Province, were engaged in a major counterinsurgency effort against Taliban forces.
His death was announced by the Department of Defense. He was survived by his family in Florida, where he was remembered in local media reports.
Lance Corporal Clark's name is inscribed on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Veterans Park and Memorial Garden in The Villages, Florida, and is listed on the online memorial of the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines Association.
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Lance Corporal Philip P. Clark was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001?2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.
