Clark, Theodore Jr

Theodore Clark Jr. was a 31-year-old Gunnery Sergeant from Emporia, Virginia, serving with the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, based at Camp Pendleton, California. He was deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

On August 4, 2005, Clark was killed by hostile fire in Gardez, the capital of Paktia province in eastern Afghanistan. The Department of Defense stated he died while conducting combat operations. The area was a known insurgent stronghold.

Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan, began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. By 2005, the conflict had evolved into a protracted counterinsurgency against Taliban and al-Qaeda forces, with eastern provinces like Paktia seeing frequent engagements.

Clark's death was reported by major news outlets, including The Washington Post, which listed him among the war casualties from Virginia. The Marine Corps confirmed his death and notified his family.

Clark is memorialized on the Afghanistan War casualty lists and at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. His unit, the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, continued operations in Afghanistan for years after his death.

Gunnery Sergeant 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.

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