Name:
Matilde, Jr. Hernandez
Rank:
Master Engineer
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United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Assumption Cemetery, Austin, Texas
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Matilde Hernandez, Jr. was born on February 1, 1946 in Austin, Travis County, Texas. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Master Sergeant. Matilde 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 Assumption Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA.