Name:
Lyndon James Hue
Rank:
Lance Corporal
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Unit:
United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Louisiana
Cemetery:
Saint Gertrude Cemetery, Louisiana
Plot:
Garden Mausoleum St. Joseph Walk 45 A
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Grave:
Decoration:
Comments:
Lyndon James Hue was born on September 13, 1961 in Luling, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal. Lyndon 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 Gertrude Cemetery, Des Allemands, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, USA. His headstone shows his rank as a Corporal.