Name:
Michael Dillard Fulcher
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
Unit:
United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Virginia
Cemetery:
Fort Hill Memorial Park, Lynchburg, Virginia
Plot:
Garden of Prayer
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Comments:
Michael Dillard Fulcher was born on March 10, 1960 in Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Corporal. Michael 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 Fort Hill Memorial Park, Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA.