Name:
Gilbert Hanton
Rank:
Sergeant
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Unit:
United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Mount Zion Cem., Collingdale, Pennsylvania
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Gilbert Hanton was born on April 18, 1960 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Sergeant. Gilbert 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 Zion Cemetery, Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA.