Iacovino Edward Salvatore, Jr.

Name:

Edward Salvatore, Jr. Iacovino

Rank:

Lance Corporal

Serial Number:

Unit:

United States Marine Corps

Date of Death:

1983-10-23

State:

Rhode Island

Cemetery:

Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, RI

Plot:

Section G-1

Row:

1

Grave:

Decoration:

Comments:

Edward Salvatore Iacovino, Jr. was born on June 19, 1963 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal. Edward 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 Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA. His headstone shows his rank as a Corporal.