Name:
Robert Brian Greaser
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
Unit:
United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Plot:
Section 59, Site 608
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Comments:
Robert Brian Greaser was born on July 29, 1960 in Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Sergeant. Robert 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 Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA.