Name:
Andrew Leon Davis
Rank:
Major
Serial Number:
Unit:
United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Maine
Cemetery:
Mount Pleasant Cem., South Portland, Maine
Plot:
F
Row:
Grave:
128
Decoration:
Comments:
Andrew Leon Davis was born on July 1, 1950 in Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Major. Andrew 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 Mount Pleasant Cemetery, South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA.