Name:
John Bradley Buckmaster
Rank:
Corporal
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Unit:
United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio
Plot:
Section 4 Lot :125 Space :3
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Comments:
John Bradley Buckmaster was born on June 11, 1962 in Greene County, Ohio. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Corporal. John was killed in the terrorist bombing of the United States Marine barracks. In the early morning hours of 23 Oct. 1983, a truck loaded with explosives crashed through the security perimeter of the USMC Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. In the explosion that followed, 241 US Military personnel were killed and 80 serious wounded. He is now buried in the Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA.