Holberton Richard Hamilton

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Richard Hamilton Holberton

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Staff Sergeant

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United States Marine Corps

Date of Death:

1983-10-23

State:

Tennessee

Cemetery:

Union Cemetery, Newport, Tennessee

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Richard Hamilton Holberton was born on September 12, 1955 in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Staff Sergeant. Richard 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 Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA.