Name:
Sidney James Decker
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Private First Class
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United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Kentucky
Cemetery:
Peonia Christian Church Cemetery, Kentucky
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Sidney James Decker was born on June 28, 1965 in Grayson County, Kentucky. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Private First Class. Sidney 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 Peonia Christian Church Cemetery, Clarkson, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA.