Name:
Michael Wayne Gorchinski
Rank:
Electronics Technician Chief Petty Officer
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Unit:
United States Navy
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
California
Cemetery:
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California
Plot:
MA 0 61-B
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Michael Wayne Gorchinski was born on September 27, 1948. He served in the United States Navy as a Electronics Technician "C". 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. His remains are kept at the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA.