Name:
Harold Francis Gratton
Rank:
Lance Corporal
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United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Saint Mary's Cemetery, Waterford, New York
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Harold Francis Gratton was born on June 25, 1963 in Cohoes, Albany County, New York. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal. Harold 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 Mary's Cemetery, Waterford, Saratoga County, New York, USA.