Name:
Jack Lee Martin
Rank:
Private First Class
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United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Florida
Cemetery:
Osteen Cemetery, Deltona, Florida
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Jack Lee Martin was born on June 23, 1961 in Volusia County, Florida. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Private First Class. Jack 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 Osteen Cemetery, Deltona, Volusia County, Florida, USA.