Name:
Nathaniel Walter “Nate” Jenkins
Rank:
Lance Corporal
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Unit:
United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Florida
Cemetery:
Daytona Memorial Park, Daytona Beach, Florida
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Nathaniel Walter “Nate” Jenkins was born on November 29, 1963. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Lance Corporal. Nathaniel 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 Daytona Memorial Park, Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, USA.