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Boulos Jeffrey Joseph

Monuments

Beirut Memorial

 

Name:
Jeffrey Joseph Boulos
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
Unit:
United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Saint Lawrence Martyr Roman Catholic Cem., NY
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
New York's Conspicuous Service Cross
Comments:

Jeffrey Joseph Boulos was born on February 10, 1963 in Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York. He was the son of Joseph T. Boulos and Marie T. Hennessy. Jeffrey served in the United States Marine Corps as a Corporal. He 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 Saint Lawrence Martyr Roman Catholic Cemetery, Sayville, Suffolk County, New York, USA. His name is commemorated on the Beirut monument, on the grounds of the US Embassy in Lebanon and ranked as a Lance Corporal.