Name:
John William Blocker
Rank:
Lance Corporal
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United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Florida
Cemetery:
Hughes Cemetery, Yulee, Florida
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John William Blocker was born on January 10, 1964 in Yulee, Nassau County, Florida. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Lance 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 Hughes Cemetery, Yulee, Nassau County, Florida, USA.