Name:
Rick Robert Crudale
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Serial Number:
Unit:
United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Rhode Island
Cemetery:
Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Plot:
Section G-1, Site 2
Row:
1
Grave:
Decoration:
Comments:
Rick Robert Crudale was born on March 6, 1962 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Corporal. Rick 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 Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA. His name is commemorated on the Beirut monument, on the grounds of the US Embassy in Lebanon and ranked as a Lance Corporal.