Name:
Edward Eugene Kimm
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Gunnery Sergeant
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United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Iowa
Cemetery:
Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Audubon County, Iowa
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Edward Eugene Kimm was born on April 14, 1950 in Winner, Tripp County, South Dakota. He was the son of Silas Edward Kimm and Letha Celia Reinke Kimm. 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 Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Audubon County, Iowa, USA.