Name:
Stephen Eugene Spencer
Rank:
Lance Corporal
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Unit:
United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Oklahoma
Cemetery:
West Lawn Cemetery, Henryetta, Oklahoma
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Stephen Eugene Spencer was born on March 29, 1960 in Crestview, Okaloosa County, Florida. He served in the cUnited States Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal. Stephen 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 West Lawn Cemetery, Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA. His headstone shows his rank as a Corporal.