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Walter Vernon Kingsley
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Lance Corporal
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United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Wisconsin
Cemetery:
Big Spring Cemetery, Big Spring, Wisconsin
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Walter Vernon Kingsley was born on May 26, 1963 in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin. He was the son of Alwyn Verne Kingsley and Joyce Jozwiak Kingsley. Walter served in the United States Marine Corps as a Private First Class. He 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 Big Spring Cemetery, Big Spring, Adams County, Wisconsin, USA.